Dangan Runner

Dangan Runner

Run for your life.

1996 · 82 min · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Comedy, Action

A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.

Directed by SABU · Written by SABU

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