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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.
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Tornado : Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and her life in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fueled action, as Tornado races against time to escape a violent demise and avenge her father’s death. Armed with her father’s Samurai training, Tornado leaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake.
Director : John Maclean
Producer : Leonora Darby, James Harris, Mark Lane
Screenwriter : John Maclean
Distributor : IFC Films
Production Co : Tea Shop Productions
Rating : R (Language|Strong Violence)
Genre : Action, Mystery & Thriller, Western
Original Language : English
Release Date (Theaters) : May 30, 2025.
Limited Release Date (Streaming) : Jul 1, 2025
Runtime : 1h 31m
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