Synopsis In the not too distant future, unemployment and student rebellion have crippled Japan. A disaffected 9th grader named Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) discovers his father has committed suicide. At school, his rebellious best friend Nobu (Yukihiro Kotani) attacks their teacher Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) with a knife, which is concealed by a bookworm named [...]

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  Synopsis “When I was a young lad, twenty or thirty or forty years ago, I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done to Mrs. Nugent.” Lying in a hospital bed covered in bandages and surrounded by police, the buoyant voice of an adult Francie [...]

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  Synopsis At the dusty “New Deal Used Cars” lot, Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) sets out to steal some business from his competition, insufferable prick Roy L. Fuchs (Jack Warden). Rudy ties a $20 bill onto fishing line and lures one of Fuchs’ customers across the street, almost running him down in traffic. Rudy’s boss, [...]

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