BAD FILM

2012 2h 41m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 10

CrimeActionComedy

Synopsis

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Near the end of the 20th century on Tokyo's Chuo train line, just before Hong Kong's return to Chinese control, masses of people go on a rampage, and love runs wild.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuya Ishikawa
Yuya
Kunifumi Yoshida
Yoshida
Kota Mori
Himself
Keiko Suzuki
Maggie
Masahiro Sugiyama
Boss Sugiyama
Sion Sono
Shiro
Takeshi Itō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sion Sono
Writers: Sion Sono, Sion Sono, Sion Sono
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sion Sono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sion Sono shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yuya Ishikawa and Kunifumi Yoshida and Kota Mori carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2083931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sion Sono directs. Sion Sono behind the camera. Sion Sono cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Mandarin, Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sion Sono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Sion Sono shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yuya Ishikawa and Kunifumi Yoshida and Kota Mori carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2083931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.