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Tag

Original title: Riaru onigokko
  • 2015
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
8.7K
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Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Reina Triendl, Yuki Sakurai, and Aki Hiraoka in Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013)
Sion Sono's gory, pro-feminist mashup of grindhouse and arthouse...

Japanese auteur Sion Sono follows up the deliriously entertaining Tokyo Tribe, with Tag, a surreal horror that combines his arthouse aesthetics with equal doses of pro-feminist action fantasy, and the kind of ultra-gory exploitation filmmaking that would make Takashi Miike and Yoshihiro Nishimura proud.

Mitsuko (Reina Triendl) is the sole survivor of a bizarre paranormal incident that kills all of her classmates. Running for her life, Mitsuko seemingly slips into an alternate reality, but death and chaos seems to follow her everywhere. As Mitsuko finds herself in increasingly surreal and violent situations, the true horror behind her nightmare is revealed.

With a jaw-dropping opening sequence reminiscent of Sono's earlier cult masterpiece, Suicide Club, Tag is a mind-bending slice of action-horror, Alice in Wonderland meets Tokyo Gore Police.

Eureka Entertainment to release TAG, a dreamlike, mind-melting blend of action and fantasy from Japanese cult director Sion Sono, for the first time in the UK in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition on 20 November 2017, following screenings at some of the UK's leading film festivals.

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A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal life.A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal life.A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal life.

  • Director
    • Sion Sono
  • Writers
    • Yûsuke Yamada
    • Sion Sono
  • Stars
    • Reina Triendl
    • Mariko Shinoda
    • Erina Mano
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    8.7K
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    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writers
      • Yûsuke Yamada
      • Sion Sono
    • Stars
      • Reina Triendl
      • Mariko Shinoda
      • Erina Mano
    • 63User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Reina Triendl
    Reina Triendl
    • Mitsuko
    Mariko Shinoda
    Mariko Shinoda
    • Keiko
    Erina Mano
    Erina Mano
    • Izumi
    Yuki Sakurai
    Yuki Sakurai
    • Aki
    Aki Hiraoka
    • Taeko
    Ami Tomite
    • Sur
    Mika Akizuki
    • Mitsuko's classmate
    Misaki Amano
    Urara Aryû
    Mao Asou
    • Akane
    • (as Mao Asô)
    Nanami Hidaka
    Rin Honoka
    Hikaru Horiguchi
    Rika Hoshina
    Nanami Ishimaru
    Sayaka Isoyama
    • Matsuko
    Fûka Iwasaki
    Cyborg Kaori
    • Director
      • Sion Sono
    • Writers
      • Yûsuke Yamada
      • Sion Sono
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews63

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    9kosmasp

    You are it

    This movie is hard to explain and also hard to watch. You could make a strong case for it being very incoherent, but you could also argue the opposite. And it's not that one or the other would be right overall. What you can say about this, is that it completely messes with your head (avoiding other words here,to keep it family friendly).

    But the completely over the top and also very violent content will either appeal or appall you as a viewer. The very weird story, that I couldn't really explain even if I tried to, has the same thing going for or against it, depending on your point of view. If you want and can wrap your head around things happening (you can't just watch it and do other stuff, the movie needs your overall, full and undivided attention), then you will be entertained - if you are into that sort of strange storytelling that is
    5elipsenbarnick

    What?

    I loved parts of it and absolutely despised other parts of it.

    The film accomplishes leaving the audience member with a sense of escape from eternal solitude and despair. This is an amazing thing to make others feel. Sadly, there is alot of random annoying things in the film too.

    Watch it if you are interested.
    8christian94

    Sono still pushes boundaries

    With an opening sequence that tops 'Suicide Club" in shock value, aesthetics and eeriness, "Tag" targets a gore-hungry audience, but goes deeper with the many philosophical and psychological themes of determinism, power, fear, reality and identity.

    "Tag" tackles greater issues than most films and does so well with a brisk pace that takes the viewer along the joyride (or hellride depending on how you see it) and makes him/her identify with the lead character's distress. The three leads who play the same persona are very well cast and effective in edging us into our seats. Their acting is grounded while the rest of the movie is often over the top at parts.

    The daring premise, edgy editing, themes and tones are strong, yet Sono falls slightly short of his best work by making a clearly uneven piece at times with some easy thrills and instances with little coherence or content sneaking in. He proves showy, self-indulgent, eager to please the crowd and even uses questionable short-cuts instead of going deeper into the surreal, suspenseful and sublime narrative.

    We are left with many questions like many of Sono's films, but in this case, we also understand that perhaps he could have asked himself more questions in the making in order to overcome some unwanted extraneous confusion and loss of focus. This is especially troublesome as it clocks less than 90 mins (uncharacteristic for long-winded Sono - see 237 mins "Love Exposure" as extreme example) and still shows some filler farce instead of sure hit fire-power.

    Some superficial moments over subtlety and substance holds this film back, but the brute force and fantastic screen-writing and directing defy denying this fresh film its place into the pantheon of path-breaking provocative piece of cinema.

    Despite its minor and more blatant flaws, this film holds well to a metaphorical mirror and is not in search of identity like its main character. It is disconnected beyond its useful purpose, but parades around arguably able to arouse sympathy and separately speak volume on our psychological individual and societal brink of breakdown.

    Try to be spontaneous. Accept the surreal and tolerate the slapstick and silliness.

    Japan 2015 | 85 mins | FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | DCP | Japanese (English subtitles)
    6funtasticfour

    Bizarre but intriguing

    I never would have seen this movie or known of it's existence without my kids. My daughter showed me a clip from the first 10 minutes, and I was hooked, because I had to know what was going on. From then on, it was silly and juvenile but every now and then very unexpected things would happen. I'm not sure if this is deemed a horror or sci-fi, but the Japanese film industry sure is different, and occasional worth diving into. I'm glad I watched it, but wouldn't necessarily recommend it.
    6FlorianLaur

    White as a feather

    Tag is a difficult movie to rate. The soundtrack is beautiful, the CGI is...shall we say, it could use improvement? The acting to me is good, but I can see if some consider it "over the top".

    It's a very Japanese movie with Japanese humour, so many Western people might not understand it or frown upon it.

    It's also a very "Sono" movie. Sion Sono (I think as far as I remember, he comes from the pinka aiga genre and his wife is a former JAV star) made many movies about patriarchy and the whole "men vs women" thing. Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Guilty of Romance...all with pretty despicable male characters and often with the empowerment of women.

    Tag makes it clear early on that it's a very female movie. Up until the final part, there isn't a single male character (if we don't count a literal "pig") in the film. Then, as we cross into the "real" world, we see nothing but male characters (and not in a flattering light).

    I see Tag as a metaphor. Men control women, they oversexualize them (if you watch closely, all the school girls seem to be clearly older than regular school girls) and show them as objects. So we can see the final scene as a freeing of male shackles, aimed at (Japanese) women?

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    • Trivia
      The music used in the background is the same music in The Walking Dead opening score.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, when the buses and girls are sliced in half, many of the bodies spurt blood into the air, like geysers. But this wouldn't happen, because without the top halves of their bodies, they would be missing the organ responsible for the movement of all blood in a body--their hearts.
    • Connections
      Remake of Riaru onigokko (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Real Onigokko
      Written by Remi Matsuo

      Performed by Glim Spanky

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Japan

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2015 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site [Japan]
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Real Tag
    • Production companies
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • NBCUniversal Entertainment
      • Sedic Deux
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $995,024
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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