Tokyo Burst Villain Video Drops With Celebrity Comments
The video and celebrity endorsements build pre-release buzz for a Japanese adaptation of a Korean crime franchise, with a stacked cast of villains and cameos from wrestlers, boxers, and comedians.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
The film "TOKYO BURST - Crime City -" released a villain character introduction video on YouTube, featuring Pierre Taki, Ueda Tatsuya, Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, Tsurumi Shingo, and Park Ji-hwan. Comments from Aoki Takahiro, Tanahashi Hiroshi, Jiro, and others accompanied the video. The film opens May 29.
The villain character introduction video for "TOKYO BURST - Crime City -" is now on YouTube. Pierre Taki plays Iwaki-gumi boss Iwaki Ryohei, Ueda Tatsuya plays host group leader Kaido, Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura plays Rabbit, Tsurumi Shingo plays a Minwa Party secretary-general, and Park Ji-hwan plays Jang Isu, a Korean yakuza bridging the "The Outlaws" series and this film. Comments from Aoki Takahiro, Tanahashi Hiroshi, Jiro, Kobashi Kenta, Muto Keiji, boxer Yamanaka Shinsuke, comedian Aoki Maccho, and "Regent Detective" Akiyama Hiroyasu arrived alongside the video. The film, directed by Uchida Eiji, opens May 29 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other theaters.
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