# P. P. Rider (1983)

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**Original title**: *ションベン・ライダー*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Crime, Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Shinji Sōmai
**Written by**: Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader, Takuya Nishioka
**Starring**: Tatsuya Fuji, Michiko Kawai, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinobu Sakagami, Hideko Hara, Masatô Ibu

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Teenagers stumble into the seedy underbelly of yakuza antics with all the grace of a shopping cart with a wonky wheel. The class bully vanishes, prompting an investigation that’s equal parts half-baked cops and full-throttle gangsters. More chaotic than a karaoke night gone wrong.

**Mood tags**: outsider, playful, unhinged

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