Sep 30, 2014 set in an alternate tokyo of the near future, director sion sono continues his run of sensational films with the explosive street gang tale tokyo tribe. Sion sono signs deal with amazon for tokyo vampire hotel. Amazon prime video will be streaming all nine episodes of sonos upcoming series tokyo vampire hotel exclusively in japan this june. The effect is that of an alternatefuture tokyo as cultural melting pot. Sion sonos films include love exposure, antiporno, cold fish, suicide club. Japanese cinemas premier enfant terrible sion sono reveals his creative methods, his family life and his views about filmmaking in a documentary filmed around the production of his scifi. Completely overthetop and beautifully choreographed, tokyo tribe is the featurelength rapmusical weve all been waiting for. America oct 6, 2015 liveaction tokyo tribe films trailer features gang fights jul 16, 2014 santa inoues tokyo tribes manga gets live. Sion sonos tokyo tribe gets international release scifi. Theres real manic energy to this movie and if you want something that really shows off the variety of sion sonos directorial ability, this ones a great pick. Tokyo tribe e il musical secondo sono, pieno di botte e depravazione, che viene solo raramente abbandonato dalla musica, davvero.
On the verge of a global apocalypse, a clan of vampires lures a crowd of humans into a glamorous hotel to turn it into their own private blood farm unaware one of the victims is descended from vampire hunters at war with the clan and starts a bloody war to free everybody. A narrative centred around a battle for power between warring factions, with each crew featuring some slick talking or rapping in this case leaders. Its beyond description in every way, beginning with a mesmerizing tracking shot that soars and dives, immediately showcasing a neondrenched and. A nearfuture tokyo is ruled by rival gangs that dance, run and fight in the latest film from this japanese provocateur. Tokyo tribe 2014 yosuke kubozuka in tokyo tribe 2014 young dais in tokyo. In an alternate japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the tokyo tribes. Tokyo vampire hotel trailer 2 vo watch this video on youtube. Sep 07, 2014 equal parts the warriors and breakin 2. Shibuya saru, shinjuku hands, kabuki giragira girls, musashino saru and. Ikebukuro, shibuya, shinjuku and its kubukicho subsection although that. Screening last night thursday 7th may at the derby film festival, the same night as the general election here in the uk, there doesnt seem like a better time for eureka entertainment to be releasing sion sonos latest feature tokyo tribe.
Merra, leader of the wuronz tribe of bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of tokyo. The biggest domestic hit of director sono sions career, the manga adaptation tokyo tribe. Electric boogaloo, sion sonos rap musical tokyo tribe is also selfreferential nippon genre exploitation to the marrow. I had no idea what to expect putting in sion sonos fourth feature length film. But sonos film is set in a world of fallen values, as is evident by the fuck da world motto that looms large in buppas lair. But after all this anarchy, tokyo tribe still feels like his most outrageous statement to date. Coming across as the warriors by way of battle royale, tokyo tribe presents a dystopian future in which the japanese capital has become completely overrun by gangs with a penchant for spokenword. Though the presence of shota sometani, the tortured lead actor of sion sonos himizuwhos even sporting the same gray hoodie he wore in that previous filmestablishes a link between sonos more serious fukushima daiichi disasterrelated films, tokyo tribe is resolutely in the maximalist vein of the directors glorious movieaboutmoviemaking why dont you play in hell. America oct 6, 2015 liveaction tokyo tribe film s trailer features gang fights jul 16, 2014 santa inoue s tokyo tribes manga gets live. Following the screening, sion sono spoke with interviewer fabien mauro to reveal some secrets behind the making of his new cinematic achievement, discuss aspects of his previous films and tease some. I always had a serious lovehate relationship with sion sono. Nevertheless, we can feel some social stakes still remain sion sono. The best way to support myduckisdead is to buy a nitroflare premium account from the links you find on the blog.
Shion sono is a japanese director, writer and poet. Based on a popular manga series tokyo tribe 2 by santa inoue and told almost entirely in rap verse by some of japan s leading hiphop talent, tokyo tribe has to be seen to be believed. Before watching this, id probably take a gander at reading or seeing the anime. Sonos 10 episode miniseries tokyo vampire hotel depicts a battle to save mankind from a vampire tribe that aims to destroy mankind and the earth itself. Tokyo tribe theatrical trailer shion sonodirected movie. Oct 23, 2015 but sono s film is set in a world of fallen values, as is evident by the fuck da world motto that looms large in buppa s lair.
The provocative japanese auteur responsible for such controversial, mustsee films as love exposure and tokyo tribe is creating the original series. Sion sono has made some weird shit, but tokyo tribe tops them all, both in terms of enveloping insanity and a feverishly contained vision. Mitchells tokyo tribe red carpet interviews with director sion sono and actor japanese hiphop star young dais. Amazon prime video will be streaming all nine episodes of sonos upcoming series tokyo vampire hotel exclusively in japan this june the first drama series directed by sono, tokyo vampire hotel is based on an original screenplay he wrote, revolving around a battle to. Tokyo tribe is japanese bad boy sion sonos most unhinged film, which is saying a lot in a career that spans serialkilling pet shop owners, yakuza snuff flicks, and a fourhour drama about an. The aggressive assault of the beats and rhymes wreaks havoc as a massive ensemble cast shocks, excites, and incites an unparalleled sonic war.
It was directed by sion sono and was released in japan on august 30, 2014. The room features only 44 shots that are all long takes and involve a looking for a suitable location presumably for his dirty work. Recently introduced to this filmmaker because nic cage is starring in his english language debut that cage has described as his wildest movie ever. Amazon japan checks in to sono sions tokyo vampire hotel. Based on a popular manga series tokyo tribe 2 by santa inoue and told almost entirely in rap verse by some of japans leading hiphop talent, tokyo tribe has to be seen to be believed. His directorial work has the feeling of tarantino storytelling turned up to 11 and kubricklike attention to detail, all packaged in offthewall insane japanese goodness. As a student he shot a series of short films in super 8 and managed to make his first feature films in the late 80s and early 90s, in which he also starred. Usually, sono deals with incredibly heavy issues with a focus on eroguro, the sexual side of things, and the violence. Electric boogaloo, sion sono s rap musical tokyo tribe is also selfreferential nippon genre exploitation to the marrow. There s stuff about religion with the highest priest character, martial arts experts, upskirt. Sion sonos rapmusical adaptation of a manga about warring gangs is a hoot.
Sion sono signs deal with amazon for tokyo vampire hotel amazon has just inked a deal with japanese auteur sion sono. Its beyond description in every way, beginning with a mesmerizing tracking shot that soars and dives, immediately showcasing a neondrenched and a seductively rainy world. Sion sono s tokyo tribe film slated for october 23 in n. With ryohei suzuki, young dais, nana seino, shunsuke daito. The forest of love a netflix original and recent flick, we recommend the forest of love for a few reasons but notably because its easier to watch right now than some of his. Maverick japanese director, sono sion will make his amazon original series debut this summer with tokyo vampire hotel.
Tokyo vampire hotel is a bloody, incoherent, captivating mess. Best known on the festival circuit for the film love exposure 2008, he has been called the most subversive filmmaker working in japanese cinema today. Theres stuff about religion with the highest priest character, martial arts experts, upskirt. My goal was not to do an heavy movie, like the land of hope was. Sion sono might be japans most eclectic director otaquest. In a futuristic japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the tokyo tribes. Mar 31, 2017 sion sono is a name that might not be immediately recognizable, but absolutely should be. Fantastic fest 2014 announces films from studio ghibli and sion sono, and closing feature nightcrawler posted on wednesday, august 27th, 2014 by russ fischer.
Aug 26, 2016 though the presence of shota sometani, the tortured lead actor of sion sonos himizuwhos even sporting the same gray hoodie he wore in that previous filmestablishes a link between sonos more serious fukushima daiichi disasterrelated films, tokyo tribe is resolutely in the maximalist vein of the directors glorious movieaboutmoviemaking why dont you play in hell. Nicolas cage to rip s up in sion sonos prisoners of the ghostland. Set in an alternate tokyo of the near future, director sion sono continues his run of sensational films with the explosive street gang tale tokyo tribe. Kaiju turtles, david bowie references, living toys, and a kind man with magic formulas who just may literally be santa claus, its all the. This movie is a hip hop musical so thats kinda cool, it also features quite a.
The love exposure and tokyo tribe director is headed to the small screen. Tokyo tribe is still about the future, but with a lighter tone. Amazon and sono sion team up for a gonzo action movie set inside a vampires vagina fantasia 2018. Tokyo tribe is an infectiously overthetop and unquestionably.
Xlrator media will be releasing sono sions hip hop musical crazy fest, tokyo tribe, on dvd and bluray on december 1st. The first trailer for the battle rap musical tokyo tribe by director sion sono dropped on thursday and put the crazy action on display. It doest take long to realise that this film is both markedly a sion sono flick, whilst maintaing his diversity as a filmmaker in its distinctiveness from his other works. Tokyo vampire hotel 2017 by sion sono dons world of. It s beyond description in every way, beginning with a mesmerizing tracking shot that soars and dives, immediately showcasing a neondrenched and a seductively rainy world. Viewers of tokyo tribe will thankfully find the film to be more palatable than its more garish, exploitative elements. Tokyo tribes was originally serialized from 1997 to 2005 in the urban fashion. Japanese auteur sion sonos adaptation of a popular novel revolves around young women becoming prey to gunwielding teachers and a humanpig hybrid in a world without men. At its core, tokyo tribe is a film about the various incarnations of the yakuza across tokyo. At that time i also had the delight of interviewing lead actress fumi nikaido. Sion sono brings the battle rap musical to life in. The 10 best sion sono movies taste of cinema movie.
The film is an assault on not only the senses but the mind, verging at. Tokyo vampire hotel is one of sonos latest releases an eightepisode series made available for streaming in the u. Ive seen some of his films and they tend to be hit and miss for me but am wondering if anyone here is familar with sonos work and if the new cage project. As we follow the killer and the real estate agent through tokyo from flat to apartment sono puts us in a hazy commute that is beautifully framed. A multitude of tribes exist, with resident youth ruling the streets through violence while protecting their own turf. Sion sono celebrity profile check out the latest sion sono photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Nicolas cage to rip s up in sion sonos prisoners of the. Twitchfilm has two blurays to give to lucky readers in the u. For what its worth, it is definitely worth a rental if you like sion sonos movies.
Merra, leader of the wuronz tribe of bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of. Even if its a hip hop musical based on source material, tokyo tribe is pure sono sion in many ways. Sion sonos tokyo tribe is gloriously unhinged but also. Sion sonos tokyo tribe film slated for october 23 in n. Then again, director sion sono is arguably best remembered for the fourhourlong love exposure, so he probably didnt even see it as a risk. Tokyo tribe, sion sonos hiphop musical the new york. This is by far the best japanese movie and possibly the best sono movie to date. The 10 best sion sono movies posted on october 22, 2015 october 22, 2015 by panos kotzathanasis sion sono, who has directed 46 films since 1984, is one of the most prolific filmmakers of japan, excelling in everything grotesque, abnormally erotic and exceedingly violent that can be found in. Fight for tokyo scene from tokyo tribes 2014 where all the tribes gather to discuss teaming up against the waru. Sion sonos tokyo tribe gets international release scifi japan. Nov 09, 2015 even if it s a hip hop musical based on source material, tokyo tribe is pure sono sion in many ways. Elsewhere, its a slow news week because cannes has rolled around again, but we give it the. Jul 29, 2016 japanese cinema s premier enfant terrible sion sono reveals his creative methods, his family life and his views about filmmaking in a documentary filmed around the production of his scifi title.
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