Tokyo Tribe (2014)

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.

Director:

Sion Sono

Writers:

Santa Inoue (manga), Sion Sono (screenplay)

Stars:

Ryôhei Suzuki, Young Dais, Nana Seino

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryôhei Suzuki	...	Mera
Young Dais	...	Kai Deguchi
Nana Seino	...	Sunmi / Erika
Shunsuke Daitô	...	Iwao
Takuya Ishida	...	Kim
Yui Ichikawa	...	Nori-chan
Bernard Ackah	...	Jadakins
Joey Beni	...	Kemekachi
Arata Matsuura	...	Skunk
Yûki Ishii	...	Hasheem
Makoto Sakaguchi	...	Yon
Kokone Sasaki	...	Rookie Police Officer
Hideo Nakano	...	Veteran Police Officer
Hisako Ôkata	...	DJ
Akira Yamamoto

Storyline

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro joins forces with heavy hitting sadistic gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill popular member of the Musashino Saru - Kai. By mistake, Merra instead kills Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by members of all Tribes since before their formation). This leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tokyo Tribes in an all out war against Merra and Buppa's forces.

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Plot Keywords:

microskirt | bare breasts | female nudity | short skirt | nudity | 

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Taglines:

Let Sion Sono take you on a tour of Tokyo's underbelly for a night of turf wars & rap battles.

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Genres:

Action | Musical

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Certain locations in the film are places you can visit, and don't differ much from how they show them in the movie. Specifically Saga Town is filmed in "Anata No Warehouse" and other parts look to be filmed in "Robot Restaurant".

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Connections

References Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

User Reviews

Good, Good, Not So Good

I bought this DVD on a whim because it was only $10 and I thought I should try something different being tired of sequels and prequels, you know? I have to admit that girls were evocative for me. Do Japanese women really look like this? Wow. Moreover, the story was offbeat to the extreme and had me curious wand watching. Unfortunately, the same story had me lost often. At times I was wondering what is going on!

I am not a big hip hop guy, but even so ended up enjoying this film in a couple of ways.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

23 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tokyo Tribe

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,359,031

Company Credits

Production Co:

Django Film, From First Production Co., Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1