WTF Japan?!?: Tokyo Gore Police

Even after all this time, movies can still throw me for a loop. I like that. No matter how jaded or bored can I be when it comes to conventional cinema, a movie just comes out that says 'hey, pay attention! I have something insane to say." In this case, it is...

Tokyo Gore Police

The best description of this movie is: Troma meets Japanese insanity. If you think you can handle that, read on.

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The film begins with a bunch of informational videos about the new police and the world of 'today.' The police have been replaced with a company that sends out sadists to enforce the law. Basically, Blackwater is in charge of Japanese law. This turns out useful when vengeful 'Engineers' are running around killing people. Do they sound dangerous to you? They are.

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The first one we see swings a chainsaw around until his arm is shot off by the 'police.' Through the power of science, the arm grows back and has the chainsaw attached to it now. He proceeds to swing it around like a flail, maiming his attackers and sending fountains of blood spraying. Get used to that. Our heroine shows up at the bottom of the building and needs to get up quick. Naturally, she does the 'rocket jump' from Team Fortress and flies into battle. She cuts him into dozens of pieces with her katana and collects them up. Otherwise, he will just come back again. Duh.

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The movie is a mix of weird plot points and insane mutations. Basically, in the wake of some major upheaval, this company took over and our heroine is the adopted daughter of its leader. She runs afoul of a rebel leader who makes the Engineers and proceeds to slash his eyes out. Don't worry, he just grows new ones. He talks about a conspiracy by the police captain, but she doesn't believe it. Oh crap, here comes a giant alligator-mutant lady! The film's love of mutants is often in conflict with the plot. In fairness, which one is better?

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The plot just continues to get weirder. Without spoiling everything, I want to give you an idea of what you will get.
-A gimp girl with swords for limbs
-A man with a gun that fires fists.
-The most complex assassination plot since JFK.
-A man with the most phallic weapon ever!
-An insane, albeit functional, use of super blood spraying.

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This movie is certainly not for everyone. Hell, it is not for most people. It is for cinematic sickos, lovers of the absurd and those that just love blood spray. There is more arterial spraying in this film than the entire Lone Wolf and Cub series combined. It is a climax of puppeteer work, make-up oddities and insanity. Yes, I have said 'insane' a lot here. Once you watch the movie, you will too. To put it in perspective, the most normal things in the film are the casting of the lady from Audition and a scene where we meet Satan. No, really.

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As Cleese once said, 'And now, for something completely different." Stay tuned...