Tokyo Tribe

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Tokyo Tribe

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.

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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

Oct 26, 2015

C+

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

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Oct 25, 2015

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.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

Oct 23, 2015

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

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

Jun 6, 2024

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.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

May 24, 2019

8/10

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

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Nov 9, 2018

2.5/4

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.

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Andrew S

@Malasita Jul 6, 2026

Fun hip hop musical. Based on a manga this film is like a live action anime.

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Sep 2, 2018

I'll let the speakers do the talking.

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Aug 23, 2017

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!

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Apr 3, 2017

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

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Nov 24, 2016

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

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Nov 19, 2016

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

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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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