Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

Director:

Sion Sono

Writer:

Sion Sono (screenplay)

Stars:

Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi

8 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jun Kunimura	...	Muto
Fumi Nikaidô	...	Mitsuko Muto
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi	...	Ikegami
Hiroki Hasegawa	...	Director Hirata
Gen Hoshino	...	Koji Hashimoto
Tomochika	...	Shizue
Itsuji Itao	...	Masuda
Hiroyuki Onoue	...	Detective Tanaka
Tak Sakaguchi	...	Sasaki
Tetsu Watanabe	...	Detective Kimura
Tasuku Nagaoka	...	Mitsuo Yoshimura
Akihiro Kitamura	...	Hitman
Megumi Kagurazaka	...	Junko
Motoki Fukami	...	Master
Tarô Suwa	...	Sumita

Storyline

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | tracksuit | cutting wrist | neck slashing | prison | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,060, 7 November 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$28,534, 8 February 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Records, KH Capital, BizAsset

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Color of Money (1986)

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Soundtracks

Second movement (Allegretto) of Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus 92
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Gnash your teeth hard, let's go!

Fate causes the paths of a guerrilla film crew and two feuding Yakuza clans to clash for the second time in ten years in this outlandish comedy from 'Suicide Club' director Sion Sono. The movie initially feels like a twisted version of 'Bowfinger' or 'Cecil B. DeMented' as the young guerrilla filmmakers heartlessly intrude on the Yakuza madness to get money shots. In between the violence, there are also some moments of macabre beauty too, such as a young girl in a white dress sliding through a sea of blood, and things get more complex as the story progresses and jumps to the present. Deliciously weird and wacky as the film is, it takes a long time for the paths of the protagonists to cross once again, and the film feels way too long. It is, however, the midsection that needs trimming (especially a romance) as the carnage-heavy finale is glorious with the guerrillas' insensitivity to all the bloodshed at peak. The unemotional way in which they film all the action is uncanny; one gets a sense that they have completely lost all sense of distinction between reality and movie-making. The film has some solid performances too, particularly from Jun Kunimura as a much-feared Yakuza boss whose daughter used to be in toothpaste commercials, and Shinichi Tsutsumi as the other Yakuza boss who became fixated on Kunimura's little girl at an age that many would consider creepy. Fumi Nikaidou (as the adult daughter) also keeps singing her toothpaste jingle. It is that kind of delirious, unconventional comedy if one is in the mood for something decidedly different.