Deadly Outlaw: Rekka 2002  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Violent Fire
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Ryosuke Miki, Kenichi Endo, Mika Katsumura, Sonny Chiba, Yuya Uchida, Tetsuro Tamba, Miho Nomoto, Rikiya Yasuoka
When his leader and father figure is killed by a rival gang, Kunisada (Riki Takeuchi) takes off with his sidekick (Kenich Endo) to avenge the killing.
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Tampopo 1986  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Juzo Itami
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Nobuko Miyamoto, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzoh Sakura, Koji Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho, Mario Abe, Hitoshi Takagi, Masahiko Tsugawa
This parody on spaghetti Westerns has a widow, Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), making the perfect Japanese noodle after the driver of a semi-truck, Ooro (Tsutomu Yamakazi), rides into town searching for the perfect noodle restaurant.
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The Toxic Avenger, Part II 1989 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Horror
Director: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Cast: Ron Fazio, John Altamura, Phoebe Legere, Rick Collins, Rikiya Yasuoka, Lisa Gaye, Mayako Katsuragi, Shinoburyo, Jessica Dublin, Erika Schickel, Jack Cooper, Bonnie Garvin, Karen King, Dee Dee Mancuso
The Toxic Avenger (John Altamura) is back with some funny moments when Melvin (Ron Fazio) fights a Japanese company, Apocalypse Inc., that has raised havoc in Tromaville in order to build a toxic chemical dump. He also saves the day in Tokyo by fighting crime. Still lots of gore. Example: "A decapitated man dances a hillbilly jig while his neck is spurting blood" (Troma Movie Guide).
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| 1. Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
aka: Violent Fire
2. Tampopo (1986)
3. The Toxic Avenger, Part II (1989)
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