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Tokyo Tribe

Tokyo Tribe

Let Sion Sono take you on a tour of Tokyo's underbelly for a night of turf wars & rap battles.

20146.51h 56m

Overview

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.

Directed by Sion Sono
Written by Santa Inoue, Sion Sono
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Ryohei Suzuki

Ryohei Suzuki

Mera

YOUNG DAIS

YOUNG DAIS

Kai

Nana Seino

Nana Seino

Sunmi

Ryuta Sato

Ryuta Sato

Tera

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

MC Show

Denden

Denden

High Priest

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Nkoi

Riki Takeuchi

Riki Takeuchi

Buppa

Shoko Nakagawa

Shoko Nakagawa

Kesha

Shunsuke Daitoh

Shunsuke Daitoh

Iwao

Themes & Keywords

hip-hopyakuzakatanamusicalsword fightgangbased on manga

About Tokyo Tribe

Tokyo Tribe is a music, science fiction, action, drama, crime film released in 2014 exploring themes of hip-hop, yakuza, katana, musical, sword fight, gang. Directed by Sion Sono, it stars Ryohei Suzuki, YOUNG DAIS, Nana Seino. In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.

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