Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.

Director:

Yoshihiro Nishimura

Writers:

Kengo Kaji (screenplay), Maki Mizui (screenplay) (as Sayako Nakoshi)

Stars:

Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eihi Shiina	...	Ruka
Itsuji Itao	...	Key Man & His Father
Yukihide Benny	...	TOKYO POLICE Chief Officer
Jiji Bû	...	Barabara-MAN (as Jiji-bu)
Ikuko Sawada	...	Bar INDEPENDANT Owner
Cay Izumi	...	Dog Girl (as Kai Izumi)
Mame Yamada
Ayano Yamamoto
Akane Akanezawa	...	(as Moko Kinoshita)
Tsugumi Nagasawa	...	Alligator Girl
Maiko Asano
Daisuke Matsuki
Naofumi Murata
Takashi Shimizu
Oppe Ma	...	(as Oppe-ma)

Storyline

Set in a future-world vision of Tokyo where the police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the "cutter" demographic, this is the story of samurai-sword-wielding Ruka and her mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose mission is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as "engineers" possessing the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.

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Plot Keywords:

tokyo japan | katana sword | catfight | stabbed in the eye | stabbed in the throat | 

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Taglines:

Strap yourselves in because things are about to get very, very bloody and very, very strange.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tokyo Gore Police

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fever Dreams, Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Yoshihiro Nishimura came up with the idea of the brothel when he visited a go-go bar in Thailand.

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Connections

Spin-off 63-fun-go (2009)

User Reviews

Over-the-top, insane, whacked, screwed, etc

Ever since that epic 4 minute trailer was released last year, Tokyo Gore Police has been my most sought out movie for the last few months. The trailer was quite simply a glorious showcase of screwed up gore with a cool score to back. I was slightly worried that the trailer showed all the gory parts, leaving the movie with nothing interesting (which happens all too often). Fortunately I was wrong, Tokyo Gore Police is nothing short of one of the goriest, most insanely f#cked up movies ever made. Now, I will get this out of the way now, this is technically not a "good" movie: the plot is flimsy at best, the SFX are low-grade and there is no character development; however, this movie is entertaining and fun.

There is a story, which is set in the future, where criminals called "engineers" mutilate their bodies and transform into half-machine half-human monstrosities to wreck havoc. Ruka (Eihi Shiina, from Audition fame) is an "engineer" hunter who uncovers some hidden secrets involving her past from an engineer which reveal a corrupted police force.

Really, that is the extent of the story, with the rest of the movie the director's way of showcasing some serious messed up mutations and plenty of arteriole spray. This is the only movie I think you will ever see something like a chair made of human flesh which urinates on a group of people into S&M, a man with a penis gun, a woman with a snail shell and a crocodile/vagina fusion. This is all OTT and played for laughs, and I think it works that way. In no way should this be taken seriously, much like The Machine Girl, this is a ridiculous movie that really accomplishes what it sets out to. Although it runs for a good 110 minutes, it feels like its over before it starts (due to its unrelenting pace).

Already I think this is a candidate for one of the best movies of the year, and I believe its guaranteed to be a cult classic! If you enjoy Cronenberg style biological horror and enjoyed Tetsuo: Iron Man then this is right up your alley.

4½/5