(PCM) From Drafthouse Film’s comes writer-director Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?, opening in select theaters November 7, 2014.
Ten years ago, the Kitagawa yakuza clan attacked the Muto yakuza clan at Muto’s own home, only to have Muto’s wife fight back.
This unexpectedly left the Kitagawa clan in shambles, with their top hitman Ikegmai wounded and Muto’s wife in prison.
Despite the carnage, the most unfortunate fallout from this attack is when Muto’s beloved daughter, Mitsuko, has her adorable toothpaste commercial taken off the air.
Now, Ikegami seeks revenge, while Muto only has one desire: to have his wife return from prison to see Mitsuko star in her first movie.
Enter The Fuck Bombers, an eager but untalented group of wannabe filmmakers whose dreams of making movies have come crashing down after ten years.
Circumstances have brought them to this fateful moment where they’ll be able to film the climactic battle between yakuzas in an epic, over-the-top ending for the ages.
Described by Sion Sono as “an action film about the love of 35mm,” and based on a screenplay he wrote nearly 15 years ago, Why Don’t You Play In Hell? is among Sono’s best work as his trademark excess and outrageousness is infused with an affection for the Japanese films that have come before it.
This is Sion Sono at his most endearing and awesome.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes seem to agree, giving Why Don’t You Play in Hell? a fresh rating of 82%. Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter calls the film “Irresistible trashy fun in a cross-genre free-for-all” while David Ehrlich of Film.com simply states that Why Don’t You Play in Hell? is “Quite possibly mankind’s greatest achievement.”
Written and directed by Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Suicide Club), Why Don’t You Play in Hell? stars Jun Kunimura (Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2, Audition, The Wind Rises), Fumi Nikaidô (Himizu, Lesson of the Evil), and Shin’ichi Tsutsumi (Always Sunset on Third Street, Yamato Nadeshiko).
Watch the trailer for Why Don’t You Play in Hell? below and visit the official website for more info.
Why Don’t You Play in Hell? originally opened in Japan on September 28, 2013 and opens in select U.S. theaters November 7, 2014.
Why Don’t You Play in Hell? has a run time of 2 hours and 6 minutes.
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