Taxi driver: Hakuchû no tôsui

Taxi driver: Hakuchû no tôsui

1983 · 59 min · Drama, Crime

Yamashita is a taxi driver. Every morning in the city, Shizue, the owner of a bar, waits for his car in the same spot. That day, he drives her to her apartment, but ends up having sex with her inside. One morning, she gets into Yamashita's car with a man who looks like a yakuza. That man is Kamiya, someone Yamashita had helped out in the past. Junko, a friend of Yasushi who lives with Yamashita, has a yakuza boyfriend named Shota. Unaware of this, Uke visits Junko's house, confesses his love, and tries to force himself on her...

Directed by Yoshifumi Kamoda · Written by Ron Miyashita

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