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A yakuza war, a toothpaste commercial, and a director who'd literally die for cinema.
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
80
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Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

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Overview

ComedyActionDrama

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.

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Content warning
gorefightfilmmakingsamuraijapandrugsblademadnessgunyakuza+1 more

Standout Aspects

Direction

Sion Sono's controlled demolition of good taste

Practical Effects

Blood geysers achieved without digital cheating

Writing

The Fuck Bombers might be cinema's greatest fake band

Best for:Friends: For the bold friend group who gasped at 'Kill Bill'·Rewatch: Second viewing hits different once you know the chaos coming·Solo: Late night when you need proof movies still have teeth
Heads up:Gore: Fountains of practical blood, severed limbs played for laughs·Violence: Yakuza warfare including family executions
Sion Sono

Director

Sion Sono

ReleasedSep 14, 2013
Runtime2h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Revenue$1.3M
King Records
T-JOY

Top Cast

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Muto

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Ikegami

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Director Hirata

Gen Hoshino

Gen Hoshino

Kouji Hashimoto

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Mitsuko Muto

Tomochika

Tomochika

Shizue Muto

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Sasaki

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

Masuda

Jyonmyon Pe

Jyonmyon Pe

Sato

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Detective Tanaka

Tasuku Nagaoka

Tasuku Nagaoka

Mitsuo Yoshimura

Akihiro Kitamura

Akihiro Kitamura

Hitman

Megumi Kagurazaka

Megumi Kagurazaka

Junko

Daisuke Kuroda

Daisuke Kuroda

Kinoshita' Crew

Kazuki Namioka

Kazuki Namioka

Actor

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Trivia

Sion Sono spent ten years developing this; the original 1990s script was deemed too expensive until digital made guerrilla filmmaking cheaper.

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"Why Don't You Play in Hell?" trailer (English subtitle) JAPAN CUTS 2014

"Why Don't You Play in Hell?" trailer (English subtitle) JAPAN CUTS 2014

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