X
- 2015
- R
- Alameda Entertainment
- 1 h 56 m
- 2015
- R
- Alameda Entertainment
- 1 h 56 m
Summary In a futuristic Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. When one of the gang leaders breaks the fragile peace, it triggers a massive, brutal street war for supremacy.
Directed By: Sion Sono
Written By: Santa Inoue, Sion Sono
- 2015
- R
- Alameda Entertainment
- 1 h 56 m
- 2015
- R
- Alameda Entertainment
- 1 h 56 m
Tokyo Tribe
58
4.8
Where to Watch
Summary In a futuristic Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. When one of the gang leaders breaks the fragile peace, it triggers a massive, brutal street war for supremacy.
Directed By: Sion Sono
Written By: Santa Inoue, Sion Sono
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
58
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
69% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
58
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
69% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Beneath the goofy plot, the tacky fashions, the fronting rappers, and the exploding bodies, there’s an undeniable earnestness to Tokyo Tribe. It’s the craziest film you’ll see this year, but it’s also — dear God, am I really saying this? — one of the sweetest.
Sion Sono’s hip-hop musical is a chiefly visual pleasure, in part because most of the cast can’t rap worth a damn; its warped frame bounces between shimmering neons and fluorescents, disco-ball samurai suits, living statues, and all kinds of things that have been painted gold for gold’s sake.
Sono has flow to spare, but samples heavily from icky fanboy culture.
Amusingly tacky and offensive though it is, proceedings grow a bit monotonous, because all the tunes have pretty much the same beat and everything is pitched at the same hysterical, OTT level.
The latest from the culty maker of “Suicide Club,” “Love Exposure” and last year’s TIFF Midnight Madness audience-award winner, “Why Don’t You Play in Hell?,” is so insistently over-the-top from the start that the results are just fairly amusing when they ought to be exhilarating.
Tokyo Tribe is a spectacle more in its form than its content.
While the gangsta lyrics and posturing are laden with cliché, there's still some novelty in sustaining a rap narration for nearly two hours. But whenever the music stops, the film can never stay in the game by landing on a figurative chair.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
4.8
38% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
50% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 User Ratings
4.8
38% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
50% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
Production Company
Django Film,
From First Production Co.,
Nikkatsu
Release Date Oct 23, 2015
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating R
Tagline Let Sion Sono take you on a tour of Tokyo's underbelly for a night of turf wars & rap battles.
Website
http://tokyotribe-movie.com/
Awards
Asian Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
