Japan Synopsis
鮫肌男と桃尻女
“They've got the money… They've got each other… Now They've got to survive!”
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TFC
Crime + Comedy in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl holds position #90 of 162 Japan films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1177th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- runaway · 2
- leaving home · 1
- hitman · 30
- escape · 22
- based on manga · 297
- yakuza · 93
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,770 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #214 of 402 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TFC |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0169222 |