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P. P. Rider

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Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1983-02-11

Runtime: 118 mins

Director: Shinji Sōmai

Writer: Takuya Nishioka, Chieko Schrader, Leonard Schrader

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Crime, Comedy, Drama

Original title: P. P. Rider

Production Companies: Kitty Films, TOHO

Production Countries: Japan

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