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Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Original title: Jigoku de naze warui
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
There's a war going on, but that won't stop an inexperienced film crew from following their dreams of making the ultimate action epic. Ten years ago, yakuza mid-boss Ikegami led an assault against rival don Muto. Now, on the eve of his revenge, all Muto wants to do is complete his masterpiece, a feature film with his daughter in the starring role, before his wife is released from prison. And the crew is standing by with the chance of a lifetime: to film a real, live yakuza battle to the death...on 35mm!
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A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

  • Director
    • Sion Sono
  • Writer
    • Sion Sono
  • Stars
    • Jun Kunimura
    • Fumi Nikaidô
    • Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    8.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writer
      • Sion Sono
    • Stars
      • Jun Kunimura
      • Fumi Nikaidô
      • Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    • 30User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 11 nominations

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    Trailer 1:47
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    Photos17

    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Nanoka Hara in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Jun Kunimura in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Hiroki Hasegawa in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi and Tak Sakaguchi in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Fumi Nikaidô in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Fumi Nikaidô in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Hiroki Hasegawa in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi in Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

    Top cast

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    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Muto
    Fumi Nikaidô
    Fumi Nikaidô
    • Mitsuko Muto
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
    • Ikegami
    Hiroki Hasegawa
    Hiroki Hasegawa
    • Director Hirata
    Gen Hoshino
    Gen Hoshino
    • Koji Hashimoto
    Tomochika
    • Shizue
    Itsuji Itao
    Itsuji Itao
    • Masuda
    Hiroyuki Onoue
    • Detective Tanaka
    Tak Sakaguchi
    Tak Sakaguchi
    • Sasaki
    Tetsu Watanabe
    Tetsu Watanabe
    • Detective Kimura
    Tasuku Nagaoka
    Tasuku Nagaoka
    • Mitsuo Yoshimura
    Akihiro Kitamura
    Akihiro Kitamura
    • Hitman
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    • Junko
    Motoki Fukami
    • Master
    Tarô Suwa
    Tarô Suwa
    • Sumita
    Donpei Tsuchihira
    • Kunihiro Yoshida
    Takamitsu Nonaka
    • Tetsuo Komuro
    Hideo Nakaizumi
    • Toshihiro Iizuka
    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writer
      • Sion Sono(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The main characters who are amateur filmmakers watch a trailer they have made for their own film called "The Blood of Wolves", though they haven't actually made the movie itself yet, and never do. That was the working title of a movie later called Kenkichi (2012), that Sion Sono and Tak Sakaguchi were working on around the same time as this film. That film Kenkichi was also never made.
    • Connections
      Features The Room (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Second movement (Allegretto) of Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus 92
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews30

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    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    The most screwed up movie I've seen in a long time!
    Tokyo gore with a hit of influence from Guy Richie.

    It was the perfect midnight movie with such an over the top cartoonish violence about an Amateur filmmaker who stumbles upon the opportunity of a life time (or as he sees it, a gift from the film God) when a young man needs his help in making a movie after getting caught up with a Yakuza boss' daughter.

    A series of events with a large ensemble cast that wove together perfectly.

    This movie was strange but so entertaining I did not stop smiling throughout the whole thing
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    4
    • bbickley13-921-58664
    • Nov 9, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 地獄開麥拉
    • Production companies
      • King Records
      • KH Capital
      • BizAsset
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,534
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,060
      • Nov 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,265,872
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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