Tokyo Gore Police
2008
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Synopsis
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.
Tokyo Gore Police (2008) is a 1h 50min horror feature film by Yoshihiro Nishimura. In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is o... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2008).
Key facts
Cast
Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny, Jiji Bû, Ikuko Sawada, Cay Izumi, Keisuke Horibe, Shun Sugata
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 4, 2008 (Japan)
Setting
Tokyo
Crew
Screenplay
Kengo Kaji, Maki Mizui, Yoshihiro Nishimura
Producer
Satoshi Nakamura, Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba
Cinematography
Shu G. Momose
Editing
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Music
Kō Nakagawa
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2008 generic - Forbidden Zone
- Fantastic Fest 2008
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | October 4, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 4, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Germany | July 7, 2009 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | January 13, 2009 |
| Home video | Australia | April 1, 2009 |
| Home video | United States | April 19, 2011 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | August 19, 2019 |
Full credits
| Director | Yoshihiro Nishimura |
| Cast | Eihi Shiina (Ruka), Itsuji Itao (Key Man), Yukihide Benny (Tokyo Police Chief Officer), Jiji Bû (Barabara-Man), Ikuko Sawada (Independent Bar Owner), Cay Izumi (Dog Girl), Keisuke Horibe (Ruka's Father), Shun Sugata (Tokyo Police Commissioner), Tak Sakaguchi (Koji Tanaka), Ayano Yamamoto, Tsugumi Nagasawa (Alligator Girl), Mame Yamada, Akane Akanezawa, Maiko Asano, Daisuke Matsuki, Naofumi Murata, Takashi Shimizu, Oppe Ma, Keisuke Toyoshima, Makoto Kamiya, Demo Tanaka, Tokitoshi Shiota, Naoto Tanobe, Cherry Kirishima, Maki Mizui (Snail Girl), Yutaka Mishima, Kazuyuki Tsumura, Koto Shiraishi, Mikiko Tsubakihara, Junko Takai, Maki Hamada, Yoshio Komatsu, Yuta Okuyama, Earth Ana, Arata Yamanaka, Makoto Fukufuku, Taiga Ishino, Kazuhide Shimohata, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Karin, Roxy, Kotori Narushima, Kentarō Shimazu, Hiroki Niwata, Kentaro Kishi, Satomi Shigemori, Marina Kanda, Risa Inoue, Namiko Hatori, Hiroshi Ubukata, Shun Itô, Tomoko Wakui, Sadayoshi Shimane, Sion Sono, Hiroki Jimbo, Takuya Kato, Seiya Okabe, Yuga Kawano, Ryoma Saito, Marie Machida, Shôko Nakahara (Prostitute Club Owner), Norman England (Bar Patron (uncredited)), Camille LaBry (Raku (voice)), Shoichiro Masumoto |
| Screenplay | Kengo Kaji, Maki Mizui, Yoshihiro Nishimura |
| Producer | Satoshi Nakamura, Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba |
| Executive producer | John Sirabella |
| Cinematography | Shu G. Momose |
| Editing | Yoshihiro Nishimura |
| Music | Kō Nakagawa |
| Production design | Nori Fukuda |
Additional data: TMDB.
