About this episode
The episode discusses Sabu's 1996 film Dangan Runner, exploring its themes of humor and heart in a unique gang caper setting.
Sabu’s 1996 Directorial debut, Dangan Runner is an absurdist gang caper comedy that has a lot of humor and heart. Coming out a full two years before Run Lola Run, and Lock Stock, it blazed the trail of nailing cinematic serendipity amidst our heroes’ journey (literally) across Tokyo. Tomoro Taguchi, Diamond Yukai and Shinichi Tsutsumi are our running leads, the loser, the drug addict and the yakuza - who discover themselves in the chase of a lifetime.
People in this episode
Host: Asian Action Cast
Topics covered
- absurdist comedy
- gang caper
- Tokyo
- cinematic serendipity
- directorial debut
Keywords
- Dangan Runner
- Sabu
- absurdist comedy
- Tokyo
- gang caper
- film review
- 1996
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Dangan Runner, Run Lola Run, Lock Stock
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