Bakuretsu toshi (1982)

Punk rock gangs and music groups clash with one another and the brutal police force in a futuristic Tokyo setting.

Director:

Gakuryû Ishii (as Sogo Ishii)

Writer:

Jûgatsu Toi (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Michirô Endô, Kansai Eto, Shigeru Izumiya

Cast

Credited cast:
Michirô Endô
Kansai Eto
Shigeru Izumiya
Takanori Jinnai
Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu	...	Boss
Kou Machida	...	(as Machizo Machida)
Akaji Maro	...	Sakada
Shigeru Muroi
Shinya Ohe	...	Flying Kazato
Yasuto Sugawara
Tarô Suwa
Jûgatsu Toi
Umanosuke Ueda
Genki Yoshimura
Mayumi Ômura

Storyline

Punk rock gangs and music groups clash with one another and the brutal police force in a futuristic Tokyo setting.

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Plot Keywords:

cyberpunk | post apocalypse | dystopia | violence | brutality | 

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Genres:

Action | Music | Sci-Fi

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User Reviews

A cinematic punk rock manifesto!!!

Without the work of Sogo Ishii there would be no Takashi Miike or Shinya Tsukamoto. That becomes quite clear in the opening minutes of BURST CITY. The hyper-kinetic beginning of the film with its lightning fast editing and violent images together with the use of music were obvious influences on Miike's DEAD OR ALIVE and BLUES HARP as well as a number of other films. And the camera-work, use of black and white photography and cyberpunk imagery were later recycled in Tsukamoto's TETSUO films as well as SNAKE OF JUNE.

BURST CITY is essentially a feature length punk rock music clip. The film is set in a kind of post-apocalyptic Japan where everyone is a punk, a freak or a brutal cop. There are non-stop riots in the streets, non-stop punk concerts, non-stop gang warfare, non-stop police brutality and non-stop car chases. This film is one hell of a wild ride and it left me feeling spun. The soundtrack is made up entirely of awesome Japanese punk rock and fits the images perfectly.

BURST CITY is powerful, frenetic, feral, rabid cinema that feels like a transmission from the gutter of the future.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 March 1982 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Burst City

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Central Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1