Adrenaline Drive

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Adrenaline Drive

"Once you start running, love won't stop."

1999

1h 52m

7.2(15 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Overview

A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Hikari Ishida

Shizuko Sato

Masanobu Ando

Satoru Suzuki

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Kawakami

Yutaka Matsushige

Kuroiwa

Yuu Tokui

Yamamoto

Yoji Tanaka

Bus Driver

Takuji Suzuki

Hosoya

Tarō Suwa

Shimada

Koichi Ueda

Arakawa

Tadashi Sakata

Tanaka

Creative team

Directed by: Shinobu Yaguchi
Written by: Shinobu Yaguchi
Produced by: Kiyoshi Mizokami

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