Tokyo Fist

1995

1h 27m

Drama

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500+ Ratings

Competition over an insurance salesman's (Shin'ya Tsukamoto) fiancee (Kaori Fujii) spurs an old rivalry with a professional boxer (Kohji Tsukamoto).

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Anton Bitel

Projected Figures

Like boxing itself, this film may leave you feeling dazed, headsore, and even scarred for life – but rarely has there been so singularly strange a collision of fist and brain.

Sep 22, 2023

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

Whatever you think of this newest film by Japanese writer-director-actor Shinya Tsukamoto...you'll have trouble getting it out of your mind.

Jan 1, 2000

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Becca S

Shinya Tsukamoto's Raging Bull and it works well on so many levels!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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Audience Member

Violent, stylized cult film is certainly never boring.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Another masterpiece by Tsukamoto. No one in the world makes films like him. He's on his own planet. One of the best edited films of all time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Those aware of Tsukamoto's feature-length debut Tetsuo (1988) will be familiar with the basic premise in Tokyo Fist; flawed relationship between man and woman is brutally disrupted by an outside element which challenges the protagonist to a potentially lethal, and eventually soul-destroying, duel. Similarly to other pioneers of horror (eg. Cronenberg, Miike), Tsukamoto chooses to use all kinds of repulsive visuals. Just to give you an idea, if a face almost literally falling off after a boxing match is too much for you, it's probably best to stay away from this movie. However, the brutal imagery is not completely pointless. Tokyo Fist portrays male anger with such honesty that it is sometimes painful to watch, but that's really the point since violence is not something to be admired. Fast editing, powerful sound effects and blue colours mark the movie out as Tsukamoto's style. For all intents and purposes, Tokyo Fist is a movie which requires a strong stomach and an open mind. But it's a great achievement all the same.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Shinya Tsukamoto and boxing. Very nice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Did Skinya Tsukamoto manage to make a film that is not completely bizarre? Well, sort of. This film has the directors signature all over it, with an abrasive soundtrack and hard camera angles that disorient the viewer every chance they get. However, there is a easy to follow plot (generally), and a beginning, middle and end. That's about as normal as it gets from the director of the Tetsuo film franchise. Interesting, but difficult.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Director

Kaori Fujii

Hizuru

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Tsuda Yoshiharu

Kohji Tsukamoto

Kojima Takuji

Naomasa Musaka

Haze

Naoto Takenaka

Ohizumi

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Synopsis

Competition over an insurance salesman's (Shin'ya Tsukamoto) fiancee (Kaori Fujii) spurs an old rivalry with a professional boxer (Kohji Tsukamoto).

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Screenwriter: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Hisashi Saito
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.3K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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