Why Don't You Play in Hell?
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | |
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| Directed by | Sion Sono |
| Written by | Sion Sono |
| Starring |
Jun Kunimura Shinichi Tsutsumi Fumi Nikaido Tomochika Hiroki Hasegawa Gen Hoshino |
| Music by | Sion Sono |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Edited by | Jun'ichi Itô |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Drafthouse Films (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $1,200,000[1] |
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (地獄でなぜ悪い Jigoku de naze warui, literally What's so bad about hell?) is a 2013 Japanese film directed, written and scored by Sion Sono.[2][3]
The film is an action film based on a 15-year old screen play written by Sono, and has been described by him as having similarities with Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.[2] North American distributor Drafthouse Films announced its acquisition before it made its world premiere at the 2013 Venice Film Festival, planning a 2014 release in theatres and VOD after its premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] At Toronto the film won the People's Choice Award in the Midnight Madness section.[5]
Plot
There's a war going on, but that won't stop the inexperienced but eager wannabe film crew The Fuck Bombers from following their dreams of making the ultimate action epic. Ten years ago, yakuza mid-boss Ikegami led an assault against rival don Muto. Now, on the eve of his revenge, all Muto wants to do is complete his masterpiece, a feature film with his daughter in the starring role, before his wife is released from prison. And The Fuck Bombers are standing by with the chance of a lifetime: to film a real, live yakuza battle to the death on 35mm.
Cast
- Jun Kunimura[2]
- Shinichi Tsutsumi[2]
- Fumi Nikaido[2]
- Tak Sakaguchi[2]
- Tomochika[2]
- Hiroki Hasegawa[2]
- Gen Hoshino[2]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 70, based on 10 reviews.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whydontyouplayinhell.htm
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HPriest (2012-09-21). "Sono Sion announces his new movie 'Jigoku de Naze Warui'". TokyoHive. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ Todd Brown (2012-09-23). "Sono Sion Planning To Go Blockbuster With WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL?". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ Jeremy Kay (2013-08-22). "Drafthouse Films to play in Hell". Screendaily. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ↑ "TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest’s top prize". Toronto Star, September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Why Don't You Play in Hell? Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
External links
- Why Don't You Play in Hell? at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website (Japanese)