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Tokyo Tribe

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Tokyo Tribe Released Oct 23, 2015 1h 56m Musical Comedy Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'll let the speakers do the talking. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member A delight to all Sion Sono fans. Weird and noisy yet entertaining and pumpy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Fantastically mad! Definately worth watching... again and again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Sion Sono + Japan gangs + Hip Hop + swinging cam = Dizzy + Noisy + Headache. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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