When her father's puppet samurai show gets ambushed by a notorious gang, Tornado vows to seek vengeance and forge her own destiny by stealing their ill-gotten gold.
Direction
Maclean's tactile worldbuilding—every frame feels carved by hand.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched 18th century Britain as living woodcut.
Practical Effects
Real puppet shows that blur into real violence.
Director
John Maclean
Kōki
Tornado
Tim Roth
Sugarman
Jack Lowden
Little Sugar
Takehiro Hira
Fujin
Rory McCann
Kitten
Raphaël Thiéry
Mint
Alex Macqueen
Laird
Jack Morris
Squid Lips
Dennis Okwera
Psychotic Bandit
Jamie Michie
Archer Bandit
Bryan Michael Mills
Musician Bandit
Ian Hanmore
Thief Bandit
Douglas Russell
Lazy Legs
Sammy Hayman
Archer Assistant
Joanne Whalley
Vienna Crawford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maclean quietly smuggles Japanese folklore into British Western DNA: Fujin is literally the wind god, Tornado his mortal echo.
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