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Tornado

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Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father's travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and her life in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fueled action, as Tornado races against time to escape a violent demise and avenge her father's death. Armed with her father's Samurai training, Tornado leaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake.
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Marking writer-director John Maclean's welcome return to the Western genre, Tornado's melange of tones doesn't always cohere but is unique enough to be worth giving a whirl.

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Leigh Singer Sight & Sound Nov 5
Maclean achieves his aim: to provide exhilarating samurai action while asking existential questions about the elemental forces that dispassionately shape, and can destroy us. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Oct 7
Think Kurosawa in a kilt -- not something we might have expected to see, perhaps, yet somehow it works. Go to Full Review Leaf Arbuthnot New Statesman 06/18/2025
The film looks and sounds like a better film than it is... Moments of beauty aren’t enough to make a film worth seeing, and there is something lacking here. Characters speak ponderously and act incomprehensibly. Go to Full Review John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Nov 1
89/100
Tornado is staggering in its refusal to convention, relishing in homage to masterworks of decades ago, while blending it with a fusion of fury and vengeance that propels this underrated gem to one of the best films of 2025. Go to Full Review Del Winters MovieJawn 08/19/2025
Tornado reminds us that characterization is built just as strongly in performance, costuming, and the camera’s frame, movement, and focus. Go to Full Review John Daniel Tangalin The Cinema Spot 07/19/2025
4.5/5
In the eye of the tornado lie certain truths that aren’t to be hidden. Perhaps, we are who we are due to the choices each of us makes, but it is how we use our strengths that defines whether we are good or bad people. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Max T 06/06/2025 Cool, slow-burn revenge project I have seen this year! See more movies_with_Peter on IG 06/05/2025 Couldn’t decide if it was a family film. Kids film. Cowboy film. Or samurai film. All n all, a fine college movie final quality film. See more ALVIN H 06/05/2025 A good mishmash’s of Old Western/ Samurai movie. Not enough character building and the only redeeming aspect of the movie is the third act of the movie See more Mr. Hollywood 06/05/2025 The movie is straight to the point with some decent kills. But with that it doesnt do much else. Story is simple and cinematography looks decent but you could tell the budget wasnt that big. Worth a watch See more Kelvin G 06/05/2025 It was fine. The lead actress handled the role well and Tim Roth was a good villain but the story was pretty weak. The other characters felt like fodder for the plot to move forward rather actual characters. The run time was nice and tight. See more Jeff 06/03/2025 Beautifully shot period piece set in 1790 Scotland this is a slow drawn out revenge with minimal satisfaction. See more Read all reviews
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John Maclean

Director

Tim Roth

Sugarman

Jack Lowden

Little Sugar

Takehiro Hira

Fujin

Joanne Whalley

Vienna Crawford

Kōki

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Synopsis Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father's travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and her life in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fueled action, as Tornado races against time to escape a violent demise and avenge her father's death. Armed with her father's Samurai training, Tornado leaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake.
Director
John Maclean
Producer
Leonora Darby, James Harris, Mark Lane
Screenwriter
John Maclean
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Tea Shop Productions
Rating
R (Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 30, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$213.5K
Runtime
1h 31m
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