Burst City

Burst City

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1982 · 115 min · ★ 6.4 · Action, Music, Science Fiction

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living.

Directed by Gakuryu Ishii · Written by Gakuryu Ishii

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