Tokyo Tribe
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The world's first "battle-rap musical"
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 116 mins
Retail Price: £14.99
Release Date: 2015
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Just when you thought Sion Sono's (Why Don't You Play In Hell?) unique brand of subversive cinema couldn't get any more out there, he's back to explode expectations once again as he ventures even further into uncharted cinematic territory with an ingenious hybrid of Yakuza gang-action and hip-hop musical.
In a futuristic, alternate-world Tokyo, the city is made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds where gangs of wayward youths rule the streets. The city is carved up into hoods, and the crossing of territorial lines quickly leads to riots and rumbles. On the turf ruled by the savage yakuza Big Buppa, the simmering tension is about to boil over into all-out war. Who will emerge victorious? Territory, friendship, pride, love... Everything is put on the line in a desperate struggle for supremacy!
Based on a popular Manga series (Tokyo Tribe 2 by Santa Inoue) and told almost entirely in rap verse (by some of Japan's leading hip-hop talent), Tokyo Tribe has to be seen to be believed. The aggressive assault of the beats and rhymes wreaks havoc as a massive ensemble cast shocks, excites, and incites an unparalleled sonic war!
Special Features:
Feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary
Deleted scenes
Trailer
Limited edition collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Aaron Hillis along with behind-the-scenes photography
Video Tracks:
2.40:1 widescreen 1080p
Audio Tracks:
DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Japanese
PCM 2.0 Stereo Japanese
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Directed By:
Shion Sono
Written By:
Shion Sono
Santa Inoue
Starring:
Tomoko Karina
Akihiro Kitamura
Ryôhei Suzuki
Shôta Sometani
Kokone Sasaki
Hitomi Katayama
Yôsuke Kubozuka
Haruna Yabuki
Riki Takeuchi
Yui Ichikawa
Motoki Fukami
Nana Seino
Casting By:
Toshie Tabata
Music From:
B.C.D.M.G.
Director of Photography:
Daisuke Sôma
Editor:
Jun'ichi Itô
Costume Designer:
Chieko Matsumoto
Production Designer:
Yuji Hayashida
Producer:
Yoshinori Chiba
Nobuhiro Iizuka
Executive Producer:
Ayako Oguchi
Kinya Oguchi
Tadashi Tanaka
Keizô Yuri
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment
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