Tokyo Tribes

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A live action film adaptation directed by Sion Sono was released in Japan on August 30, 2014. [2] [3] [4]

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The series has gained notoriety for a scene in which a man is anally raped to death, which has come to be known as "Goosh Goosh" and is used as a shock video.

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References

  1. "MTV licenses Tokyo Tribes Anime" (ICv2)
  2. "Live-Action Tokyo Tribe Film's Trailer Features a Rap Battle". Anime News Network . August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. "Tokyo Tribe (2014)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. Tokyo Tribe at IMDb
Tokyo Tribes
トウキョウ トライブ トゥー
(Tōkyō Toraibu Tū)
ImprintShōdensha Comics
MagazineBoon
Demographic Seinen
Original run19972005
Volumes12