Bullet Ballet

1998 1h 27m JA

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7.1

SOLID

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IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 147★7IMDB · 3,332

DramaThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shinya Tsukamoto
Goda
Kirina Mano
Chisato
Tatsuya Nakamura
Idei
Takahiro Murase
Goto
Kyoka Suzuki
Kiriko
Hisashi Igawa
Shooter
Tomorowo Taguchi
Policeman
Kim Soo-jin
Boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Writers: Shinya Tsukamoto
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Shinya Tsukamoto and Kirina Mano and Tatsuya Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinya Tsukamoto directs. Shinya Tsukamoto behind the camera. Chu Ishikawa scores. Shinya Tsukamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shinya Tsukamoto and Kirina Mano and Tatsuya Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0163563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "suicide", "nihilism", "gun", "punk rock".