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Tokyo Grand Guignol
6.5 / 10• 2015• 1h 55m•NR• Japanese
ActionHorrorThriller
Storyline
4 shorts from French Directors, working in the tradition of Grand Guignol, set in Tokyo. Stories about a man repeating a bloody day running from the Yakuza; a woman's violent encounter with her mirror image; a woman and her lasergun fighting of a shadowy demon; and a man being cursed by the famous Hachi-statue to become a werewolf pining for a prostitue.
Cast & Crew
HM
Hiroyuki Mori
Shinichi
LeadAA
Akiko An
Wife
RA
Rei Atsumi
Miss Kaji
T
Toyo
Boss
T
Tenmetsu
Butoh Dancer
KF
Kenzo Fukutsu
Hiroyuki Taniguchi (Gang 1)
YT
Yuji Tominaga
Kenji Oketani (Gang 1)
KN
Kazuhiro Nagao
Jyunya Tabata (Gang 2)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. François Gaillard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tokyo Grand Guignol is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
