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P.P. Rider (Japanese: ションベン・ライダー, Hepburn: Shonben Raidâ) is a 1983 Japanese teen yakuza film directed by Shinji Sōmai. The film centers on three adolescents in search of their kidnapped classmate.




Cast


Tatsuya Fuji as Gonbei, a yakuza member past his prime
Michiko Kawai as Bruce, the tomboyish female member of the adolescent trio
Masatoshi Nagase as JoJo, an assertive member of the trio
Shinobu Sakagami as Jisho, the more reserved of the three youths
Hideko Hara as Arare, a schoolteacher
Yoshikazu Suzuki as Nobunaga Deguchi, a kidnapped classmate of Bruce, JoJo, and Jisho
Masatō Ibu as Tanaka, a policeman
Ryo Kinomoto as Masa
Masahiro Kuwana as Yama
Ichirô Zaitsu as the Shimada gang leader
Hiroaki Murakami as Kinta, a Shimada gang member
Mitsuko Baisho as an associate of the Shimada gang
Casey Takamine as a moneylender
Takehiko Maeda as Nobunaga's dad




Production


P.P. Rider was produced by Kitty Films with whom Sōmai had previously collaborated on 1980's Tonda Couple. Sōmai's final cut of the P.P. Rider was four hours long; he had to cut the runtime in half as the film was intended to run as part of a double feature.




Release






= Theatrical

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The film was released in Japan by Toho on February 11, 1983, as a double feature with Urusei Yatsura: Only You.




= 2K restoration

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In 2023 P.P. Rider was restored for distribution in the United States by the Cinema Guild, who collaborated with Japan Society to present the film as part of a Shinji Sōmai retrospective. The restoration was screened in previews throughout the year and premiered at the IFC Center in Manhattan on September 8, 2023, alongside a new 4K restoration of Typhoon Club, another film by Sōmai.




References

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• Sony Xperia P
• G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Kamen Rider Kiva
• Shinji Sōmai
• Black Rider
• Kento Handa
• Akiji Kobayashi
• Kamen Rider Kiva (karakter)
• Kamen Rider Drive
• Orang Māori
• P.P. Rider
• Magnum, P.I.
• Rider–Waite Tarot
• E. P. Dutton
• Kamen Rider
• Easy Rider
• Huey P. Newton
• Pale Rider
• Ghost Rider
• H. Rider Haggard