Pre-Production - Thriller, Action/Adventure
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : John MACLEAN Writer(s) : John MACLEAN Cast : Kōki , Tim ROTH, Jack LOWDEN, Takehiro HIRA Producer(s) : Leonora DARBY, James HARRIS, Mark LANE
Sundance winner John Maclean (Slow West) returns to HanWay with TORNADO, an original, survivalthriller.Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki,) is a young and determined Japanese womanwho finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s travelling puppet Samurai showcrosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar(Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters intoher own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and herlife in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fuelled action, as Tornado races against timeto escape a violent demise and avenge her father's death. Armed with her father's Samurai training, Tornadoleaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake, in this unforgettable tour-de-force thriller whichpromises to be both an homage and a fresh reinvention of the great traditional Japanese samurai films.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
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