1998 • Japan • Directed by Katsuhito Ishii

The debut film of Katsuhito Ishii, and a film Quentin Tarantino loved so much that he asked its director to direct the animated chapter of Kill Bill! Legendary Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer) plays the role of Samehada (Sharkskin) who, on the run himself from stealing Yakuza money, meets a girl who's on the run from her perverted boss! A tale of star-crossed lovers on the run from all sorts of crazy people!