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Tokyo Gore Police

NISHIMURA Yoshihiro

Japan2008107min Digi-Beta Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Ready for the blood-racing ride to the ultimate extreme of imagination, flooded with bloody gore, cruelty, eccentricity, grotesqueness, bodily mutilation, outrageousness and mockery? Tokyo Gore Police, a Japanese crossover science fiction, lives up to its name, well, for the "Gore" part no doubt. What is unique about this film, among other elements, is the micro-short images of commercials interspersed throughout the entire film, which indicate just how extreme, and how relentless, it can be. Set in Tokyo, a strain of virus called "Engineer" infects humans, turning them into a bio-weapon loaded with explosive violence and destructive impulse. Our heroine Luca, a police officer, sets out to eliminate the virus as well as identify its source. Enough said. Don't miss this, again, ultimate extreme of human imagination! (HONG Sung Nam)

Diretor

NISHIMURA Yoshihiro

For 2 decades Nishimura has been on the forefront of Japanese extreme cinema both as a director and special makeup artist. His directorial work includes Tokyo Gore Police(2008) screened at BiFan2008 and the zombie epic Helldriver(2010). The Ninja War of Torakage marks a new path for him as he blends the popular Japanese ninja genre with his kinetic, visually driven style of filmmaking.