this movie have a very simple yet clever premise an unemployed man try to steal from a convenience store and and the store clerk catch him in the act . the thief run away with the store clerk right after him . all the while and the store clerk be in trouble with a low rank yakuza chinpira ( gangster ) . along the chase for the thief and they catch the eye of the yakuza who be look for the convenience store clerk . the story then move into high gear in the form of a tom and jerry ( cat and mouse ) and but be add with the dog chasing after the cat . the entire 2nd act of d. a. n. g. a. n. runner ( can be translate to english a pinball runner ) be about the chase and and the chase go on and on to the point that by the end of the 2nd act and the bum forget why he be run away and and the yakuza do not remember which of the 2 guy he be chase and nor do he remember why theyre run away from him . similar to sabu later film postman blue and the bulk of the film be simply all chase and action and with plenty of physical comedy and dark humor inject to keep the audience engage . what fall short be the end and to which the chase stop when the three men run out of steam and and into one of the most chaotic mexican stand offs you will see on film that look almost a if sabu be pay homage to tony scott true romance ( write by quentin tarantino ) .