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Tornado : Exclusive Interview with Actor Jack Lowden, Working with Takehiro Hira and Kôki

©Courtesy of IFC Films Check out more of our YouTube Channel  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…

‘Tornado’ / Exclusive Interview with Actress Kôki

©Courtesy of IFC Films 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…

‘Tornado’ Director John Maclean on His Latest Foray Into Westerns, This Time with Added Samurai (Video Interview)

It’s been ten years since filmmaker John Maclean burst onto the scene with the appropriately-named Western Slow West. For his second feature, Tornado, he remains in a similar time period, but moves the story to the British Isles where a Japanese puppeteer and samurai (Takehiro Hira) and his daughter (Kôki) run afoul of a group…

Tornado : Exclusive Interview with Actor Takehiro Hira

Check out more of our Youtube Channel  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…

“Tornado” Review : Deconstructing the Romantic Image of the Highwaymen and Other Supposedly Picaresque Bandits

©Courtesy of IFC Films  Touring has always been hard on performers, but it is particularly tough for “Tornado” traveling through the 1790s Scottish Highlands. She and her exiled Samurai father stage Japanese-themed Punch-and-Judy-like puppet shows that incorporate real-life martial arts demonstrations. Unfortunately, she will need all the combat skills her father taught her to avoid…

Tornado – Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films : Starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kôki.

©Courtesy of IFC Films An official trailer for an indie revenge thriller called “Tornado“ has been released by IFC Films, which is starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kôki. The daughter of a Japanese puppeteer is entangled in a violent criminal gang when her show crosses paths with a crime gang led by…

A Japanese Actress Kōki Will Team Up with “Slow Horses” Star Jack Lowden in John Maclean’s film, “Tornado”

A Japanese actress Kōki will team up with “Slow Horses”  star Jack Lowden and Takehiro Hira in “Tornado” which will be taken to the Cannes Market by HanWay Films.  Director John Maclean’s latest film, which sets in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Played by Kōki), is a young and determined Japanese woman who…