NowWatching:

'Burst City' (1982) directed by Gakuryu Ishii

.. with Takanori Jinnai, Shigeru Izumiya, Kou Machida, Shigeru Muroi, Hitomi Tsurukawa, Shinya Ohe........

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Without #GakuryuIshii's seminal #BurstCity, there wouldn't have been Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Wild Zero or Japanese #cyberpunk culture for years to come. Never mind its almost incomprehensible narrative. But there are enough metal attire & rusty weapons to give you tetanus just by watching it. Starring who's who in punk rockers of the day, this frenetic, handheld filmmaking is a dizzying mixture of excess energy, attitude & absurdity, recalling anywhere from Mad Max to Rebel Without a Cause.