Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)

Directed by Sogo Ishii

Starring Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase

A very low budget, madcap film with two of Japans biggest young stars. 

At less than an hour long, the editing is frenetic and the storyline is merely an excuse to allow Tadanobu Asano to go wild with an electric guitar. Youre taken on a nonsensical ride in a style and pace slightly reminiscent of Tetsuo, sharp black & white photography, loud rock music but the whole film has a disposable feel to it.

This film wont change your world but if youre in the mood for something completely different, this could well fill that gap, crank the sound up and enjoy this (soon to be) cult classic..

I like it but I dont watch it in the sense of a film, its more like an excercise or experiment.

Cheers Trev

BBFC rated none but certainly fine for 12 and above

Available on R2 & R3 DVD ntsc from various outlets.