By 54 schoolgirls, hands joined, throw themselves in front of a metro in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station, the busiest in the world. Blood. Chaos. Thus opens Sion Sono’s 2001 masterpiece that spawned an international cult following, Suicide Club (自殺サークル).
Recognized worldwide by horror fans as the ultimate Japanese gore film, Suicide Club is much more than just a shocker. While definitely not for the faint of heart and sometimes highly convoluted in its storytelling, it is first and foremost an intelligent satire of Japan’s modern society, obsessed with pop culture and eternal youth (e.g., idols, the desire to look as young as possible, etc.)
54 schoolgirls, hands joined, throw themselves in front of a metro in Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, the busiest in the world. Blood. Chaos. Thus opens Sion Sono's 2001 masterpiece that spawned an international cult following, Suicide Club (自殺サークル).
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Recognized worldwide by horror fans as the ultimate Japanese gore film, Suicide Club is much more than just a shocker. While definitely not for the faint of heart and sometimes highly convoluted in its storytelling, it is first and foremost an intelligent satire of Japan's modern society, obsessed with pop culture and eternal youth (e.g., idols, the desire to look as young as possible, etc.)