No Other Choice: Killing for the Family at the Age of Obsolescence
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
Tokyo Gore Police (2009)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Written By:Yoshihiro Nishimura, Maki Mizui, Kengo Kaji
In Theaters:1/13/2009
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation, Fever Dreams
Cast
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Director
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
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