Tadanobu Asano stars in this violent thriller/comedy as Samehada, the Shark Skin Man of the title. The film begins as Samehada is making a getaway from some former yakuza cohorts when his car is struck by a pretty young woman piloting an SUV. Named Toshiko, she is also on the run, and the two quickly team up to become an unlikely couple. Stylish and bizarre, SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL is based on Minetaro Mochizuki's popular series of mangas.