
A man sees his life changed forever when his fiancee shoots herself. Baffled, he wants by all means to obtain such a weapon of destruction and he finds himself caught in the middle of a violent group of young vicious punks. They first beat him severely and then he seeks revenge with his fist, then with a gun. Everything from then on is a complete downward spiral.... (Full plot summary below)
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A man sees his life changed forever when his fiancee shoots herself. Baffled, he wants by all means to obtain such a weapon of destruction and he finds himself caught in the middle of a violent group of young vicious punks. They first beat him severely and then he seeks revenge with his fist, then with a gun. Everything from then on is a complete downward spiral.
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| User ReviewBrett OAfter seeing Shinya Tsukamoto's [color=DarkOrange]"[b]Vital[/b]"[/color] I had to get a-hold of another one of his films. In [color=DarkOrange]"[b]Bullet Ballet[/b]"[/color], a man named Goda (played by Tsukamoto himself) is hit hard with the news of his girlfriend's (of ten years) suicide at the beginning of the film. What follows is a downward spiral of obsession, violence, and depression. At first, Goda becomes entwined with finding a replica of the gun his girlfriend used to shoot herself. This leads Goda into the underground world of gangs and violence in Tokyo's urban landscape. While watching the film I was struck with many different emotions and by the end I felt I was in a dream - and that's just what this film is like: a violent dream. It is a nihlistic view of misguided youth and a disgruntled older generation that come together, and in the end are still unable to find understanding. [color=DarkOrange][b]9.5/10[/b][/color] |
| User ReviewJess FUnderworld scenarios, post-apocalyptic urban landscapes, badass guns, intense editing, assaulting imagery, a cheap budget, Tsukamoto in the leading role, cool music, MTV influences, madness, disturbing violence and sexuality, teeth biting metal and "moshi moshi" heard through a phone: Oh yeah, none of the director's trademarks have died yet! 97/100 |
| User ReviewGiuseppe Vanother huge masterpiece from Tsukamoto. Delirious atmosphere in a urban degrade which sinks ever and ever into a coil of exploited violence, gun fetishism and both spiritual and physical wreckage. Undeground feeling (subway and "sprawl" are the stage for this movie, whose character are mainly deranged punks and a middle-class alienated man with the obsession for his gun) is the touch which makes the movie really unforgettable. |
| User ReviewAdam PSomehow this is even better than Tokyo Fist. More range than any of Tsukamoto's earlier films, while still being just as intense. It's hard for me to even describe this, especially at 1 in the morning - unlike Tetsuo, there are no easy analogs. Utterly unique and utterly brilliant, with a strangely uplifting (?) ending. Very highly recommended - this is the place to start with Tasukamoto, at least up to this point - haven't seen the more recent films yet. Worth seeing again. |
| User ReviewLiam JBullet Ballet is one of the few films, to grab you by the balls flail you around beating you senseless into nearby houses and moving traffic for two hours and then you would thank it for it. There is something beautiful about this Bloodthirsty masochistic flick. The Black and white photography is excellent the fast paced story with a crazed industrial nonsensical soundtrack linger you on the verge of your own sanity. I have said this a million times now, I dig Tsukamoto in a completely hetero way but given the right opportunity I am afraid of what might happen..... |
| User ReviewPrivate Uamazing film, i can't believe it's only had 7 votes! Yeah, amazing indeed though, one of my all time favourites |
| User ReviewWut SBullet Ballet is a dark psychological thriller exhibiting humanism through the twisted lives of escapists who dwell in a grim, industrialized urban cluster. There are plenty of gun firing, limbs breaking, but the actual blood spilling and deaths are not always visible--the fatal instants are absent due to film techniques such as cutaways. Watching Bullet Ballet is like a sensory overload. The amount of information induced by fast cutting and non-linear narratives help enhancing the film's diabolical atmosphere. The goals to murder and commit suicide, if realized, would prove the mental strength necessary to live or successfully escape Bullet Ballet's world. Human emotions and fears cause the characters to fall short on their twisted ambitions. The film, then, revolves around (moral) displacement. In an ethical community, the inability to breach inviolability attests to goodness, rendering the attempts of the wrong as forgivable. However, in a pandemonium where power and competence prevail, ethics are nothing but weaknesses. In real life, failed moral crimes could attain a respectable redemption, but in Bullet Ballet, they denote eternal suffering. Paradoxically, the film's obstinately dismal semblance incites our gratitudes towards the whole world. |
| User ReviewBen HThere's a few moments here that catch Tsukamoto at his very best. Unfortunately it is a tad uneven, but certainly not enough to keep you interested. |
| User ReviewLawrence AAnother Tsukamoto movie that builds at break neck speed. It's a tale of getting to the very peak of human exsistance and finding out that there is no other side to go down. The people in this movie are broken, battered, empty, lost, confused but most of all..they are ultimatly human. It is diffrent from a lot of his other films..but it is none the less as strong. |
| User ReviewTTT CA bleak, black-and-white psychological thriller that sees director Tsukamoto playing an everyman chasing a particular model of a gun in an act of suicide, delusion, or possibly self-redemption. Sumptuous compositions and an intentionally grating industrial score make this one oddly hypnotic. |