is a 1980 Japanese

punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...

action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

biker Biker or bikie may refer to: * A cyclist, a bicycle rider or participant in cycling sports * A motorcyclist, any motorcycle rider or passenger, or participant in motorcycle sports ** A motorcycle club member, defined more narrowly than all motor ...

film written and directed by

Gakuryū Ishii , formerly known as , is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number of contemporary filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino have cited Ishii's films as an influence. Earl ...

. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at Nihon University and was subsequently distributed by

Toei Studios () (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by ...

Cast

Tatsuo Yamada was a Japanese actor best known for the protagonist of Sōgo Ishii's 1980 film ''Crazy Thunder Road''. Filmography * ''Crazy Thunder Road'' (1980) * ''Yokohama BJ Blues'' (1981) * ''Welter'' (1987) * '' Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer'' ( ...

as Jin *Hiroshi Kaiya as Tadashi *Masamitsu Daichi as Yukio *Yōsuke Nakajima as Eiji *Tadashi Kamiya as Kume *Akihiro Kimura as Ujioka *Hiroyuki Kiyosue as Nakamura *Katsunori Hirose as Koguma *Masahiro Ōzeki as Terayama *

Nenji Kobayashi is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (196 ...

as Tsuyoshi *Masashi Kojima as Shigeru *Koji Nanjō as Ken *Michiko Kitahara as Noriko *Naoto Ōmori as Kotarō *Masahiro Yoshiwara as Ossan *Akemi Morimura as Jin's girlfriend

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* 1980 films 1980 action films Outlaw biker films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-action-film-stub