Tokyo Tribe

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Tokyo Tribe

Released Oct 23, 2015

1h 56m

Musical

Comedy

Action

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In futuristic Japan, a cannibalistic yakuza boss (Riki Takeuchi) and his bloodthirsty lieutenant (Ryôhei Suzuki) start a war with rival gangs.

Critics Consensus

Tokyo Tribe's wild mishmash of tones and genres isn't always as much fun as it ought to be, but it'll hit the spot for filmgoers in search of something different.

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Amy Nicholson

L.A. Weekly

The nearly two-hour run time starts to feel like a concert where the hype men won't get off the stage.

Rated: C+

Oct 26, 2015

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

There's a strange power to Sion's filmmaking that goes beyond the midnight-movie oddness of the plot. He likes the silly and the strange, but he has the style of a Spielberg; he can work wonders with a camera and make the dumbest ideas work.

Oct 25, 2015

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

It's as if the American hip-hop culture has been fully lost in Japanese translation and skewed as something cartoonish.

Oct 23, 2015

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

It’s pretty amazing when you consider Tokyo Tribe was adapted from a manga series, since the identity of the story seems forged into the flesh of the music.

Jun 6, 2024

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

No one injects more insanity and ideas into their films on a moment-by-moment basis the way Sono does.

Rated: 8/10

May 24, 2019

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Outwardly frivolous, frenetic and fueled with a bizarre combination of opulence and outlandishness, Tokyo Tribe will indeed stimulate the senses with its hodge-podge of hedonistic heft in the realm of instantaneous insanity.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 9, 2018

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Audience Member

I'll let the speakers do the talking.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed the passion and I could see the effort the cast contributed to the art style. I was especially happy to see Shokotan playing her favorite cosplay, Bruce! Bonus points for that!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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A delight to all Sion Sono fans. Weird and noisy yet entertaining and pumpy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Fantastically mad! Definately worth watching... again and again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Sion Sono + Japan gangs + Hip Hop + swinging cam = Dizzy + Noisy + Headache.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

utterly bizarre musical kung fu film about warring tribes in a near future tokyo

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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In futuristic Japan, a cannibalistic yakuza boss (Riki Takeuchi) and his bloodthirsty lieutenant (Ryôhei Suzuki) start a war with rival gangs.

Director: Sion Sono
Screenwriter: Sion Sono
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: Nikkatsu Corporation
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m

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