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Bullet Ballet

Bullet Ballet

19987.01h 27m

Overview

After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by Shinya Tsukamoto
Produced by Shinya Tsukamoto, Igarashi Maison
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Top Cast

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Goda

Kirina Mano

Kirina Mano

Chisato

Tatsuya Nakamura

Tatsuya Nakamura

Idei

T

Takahiro Murase

Goto

Kyoka Suzuki

Kyoka Suzuki

Kiriko

H

Hisashi Igawa

Shooter

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Policeman

K

Kim Soo-jin

Boss

Kazuyuki Izutsu

Kazuyuki Izutsu

Gun Seller

K

Kôji Tsukamoto

Chinese Punk

Themes & Keywords

suicidenihilismgunpunk rockrevengeblack and whiteurban settingneo-noirself-harm

About Bullet Ballet

Bullet Ballet is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of suicide, nihilism, gun, punk rock, revenge, black and white. Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, it stars Shinya Tsukamoto, Kirina Mano, Tatsuya Nakamura. After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.

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