October 17-24, 2008 - 8 Nights Of Thrilling New Movies!

2008 Program

Tokyo Gore Police

Yoshihiro Nishimura, Japan, 2008, 110 min, DigiBeta, Japanese with English Subtitles

Cast: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Camille LaBry

Toronto Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Thursday, Oct 23 2008, 7.00pm, Bloor Cinema
$12 ($10 Students)

THE BUZZ
“Over-the-top action, insane visual effects...the film throws everything at the screen” – Twitch Film
“The goriest movie ever…has to be seen to be believed” – Ain’t It Cool News
“Spectacularly disgusting...steals liberally from the collected works of Shinya Tsukamoto, David Cronenberg and Paul Verhoeven” – Eye Weekly
Winner, Best Asian Film – Fantasia Film Festival
Winner, Next Wave Award – Austin Fantastic Fest

Synopsis

Bring a rain coat, you’re going to need it: TOKYO GORE POLICE may very well be the bloodiest film ever made. From the same team that brought us cult hits THE MACHINE GIRL, MEATBALL MACHINE and DEATH TRANCE, TGP stars AUDITION’S Eihi Shiina as a cop who must hunt down and kill the deadly Engineers: mutant creatures that sprout bizarre weapons from any injury. Blood soaked doesn’t even begin to describe it. Transgressive doesn’t go nearly far enough. Loaded with extreme violence, bizarre creatures and a viciously satiric sense of humour this is cult film making at its finest.
- Todd Brown

SCREENS WITH CANADIAN SHORT FILM:
BUM RUSH. See Canada After Dark for details.