Tokyo Gore Police
Seen it?2008 | 110 min | Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 66K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Eihi ShiinaRuka
- Itsuji ItaoKey Man
- Yukihide BennyTokyo Police Chief Officer
- Jiji BûBarabara-Man
- Ikuko SawadaIndependent Bar Owner
- Cay IzumiDog Girl
- Keisuke HoribeRuka's Father
- Shun SugataTokyo Police Commissioner
- Tak SakaguchiKoji Tanaka
- Ayano Yamamoto