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Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Original title: Jigoku de naze warui
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.3K
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Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
There's a war going on, but that won't stop an inexperienced film crew from following their dreams of making the ultimate action epic. Ten years ago, yakuza mid-boss Ikegami led an assault against rival don Muto. Now, on the eve of his revenge, all Muto wants to do is complete his masterpiece, a feature film with his daughter in the starring role, before his wife is released from prison. And the crew is standing by with the chance of a lifetime: to film a real, live yakuza battle to the death...on 35mm!
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A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

  • Director
    • Sion Sono
  • Writer
    • Sion Sono
  • Stars
    • Jun Kunimura
    • Fumi Nikaidô
    • Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    9.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writer
      • Sion Sono
    • Stars
      • Jun Kunimura
      • Fumi Nikaidô
      • Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    • 33User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Photos17

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    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Muto
    Fumi Nikaidô
    Fumi Nikaidô
    • Mitsuko Muto
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    • Ikegami
    Hiroki Hasegawa
    Hiroki Hasegawa
    • Director Hirata
    Gen Hoshino
    Gen Hoshino
    • Koji Hashimoto
    Tomochika
    • Shizue
    Itsuji Itao
    Itsuji Itao
    • Masuda
    Hiroyuki Onoue
    • Detective Tanaka
    Tak Sakaguchi
    Tak Sakaguchi
    • Sasaki
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Tetsu Watanabe
    • Detective Kimura
    Tasuku Nagaoka
    Tasuku Nagaoka
    • Mitsuo Yoshimura
    Akihiro Kitamura
    Akihiro Kitamura
    • Hitman
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    • Junko
    Motoki Fukami
    • Master
    Tarô Suwa
    Tarô Suwa
    • Sumita
    Donpei Tsuchihira
    • Kunihiro Yoshida
    Takamitsu Nonaka
    • Tetsuo Komuro
    Hideo Nakaizumi
    • Toshihiro Iizuka
    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writer
      • Sion Sono
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The main characters who are amateur filmmakers watch a trailer they have made for their own film called "The Blood of Wolves", though they haven't actually made the movie itself yet, and never do. That was the working title of a movie later called Kenkichi (2012), that Sion Sono and Tak Sakaguchi were working on around the same time as this film. That film Kenkichi was also never made.
    • Connections
      Featured in Horror's Greatest: Japanese Horror (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto Pour Une Voix
      By Saint-Preux

    User reviews33

    Featured review
    8/10

    The most screwed up movie I've seen in a long time!

    Tokyo gore with a hit of influence from Guy Richie.

    It was the perfect midnight movie with such an over the top cartoonish violence about an Amateur filmmaker who stumbles upon the opportunity of a life time (or as he sees it, a gift from the film God) when a young man needs his help in making a movie after getting caught up with a Yakuza boss' daughter.

    A series of events with a large ensemble cast that wove together perfectly.

    This movie was strange but so entertaining I did not stop smiling throughout the whole thing
    • bbickley13-921-58664
    • Nov 8, 2014
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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 地獄開麥拉
    • Production companies
      • King Records
      • KH Capital
      • BizAsset
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,534
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,060
      • Nov 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,265,872
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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