Kenichi Asakura is an uptight, hyper-square salesman. One day, three bank robbers commandeer his van. They are in hot pursuit of their fellow robber who has snatched the money. Unfortunately for the bank robbers, Asakura never drives over 40 km/h speed limit even under the extreme situation.
Direction
SABU's signature deadpan timing and circular storytelling.
Acting
Tsutsumi's unblinking commitment to the world's most stubborn man.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that build tension through stillness.
Director
SABU
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SABU (Hiroyuki Tanaka) was a former punk musician before becoming the 'Japanese Tarantino' of deadpan crime comedies.
The film satirizes Japan's rigid social conformity through Asakura's literal refusal to break ANY rule, even at gunpoint.
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