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Tornado

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Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father's travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and her life in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fueled action, as Tornado races against time to escape a violent demise and avenge her father's death. Armed with her father's Samurai training, Tornado leaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake.

Cast & Crew

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John Maclean

Director

Tim Roth

Sugarman

Jack Lowden

Little Sugar

Takehiro Hira

Fujin

Joanne Whalley

Vienna Crawford

Kōki

Tornado

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Josh Slater-Williams IndieWire Despite considerable thrills throughout, Maclean’s writing makes it seem as though his characters never actually existed in their world before the film started. Rated: B- Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian It’s a puzzle of a film in many ways, but it shows that Maclean has his own film-making language. Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2025 Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies Unfortunately the idiosyncratic touches have usurped rather than bolstered what should be robust, time-honoured noir framework, and we’re left with a film which leaves only a superficial impression and little sense of purpose. Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Katie Smith-Wong Movie Marker Tornado comes across as a violent thriller with a promising, audience-friendly premise and star as its centre, but the imbalance of its elements creates underwhelming results. Rated: 2/5 May 15, 2025 Full Review Sean McGeady Radio Times It's a pleasure to have Maclean behind the camera again, and this unusual and grisly tale represents a brand of cinema we could do with seeing more of. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2025 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film The script is lean, the sword edges keen and the characters mean. Rated: 3/5 Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father's travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist. With her father murdered by the gang and her life in grave danger, what follows is a thrilling tale of adrenaline-fueled action, as Tornado races against time to escape a violent demise and avenge her father's death. Armed with her father's Samurai training, Tornado leaves a trail of devastation and bloody revenge in her wake.
Director
John Maclean
Producer
Leonora Darby, James Harris, Mark Lane
Screenwriter
John Maclean
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Tea Shop Productions
Rating
R (Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 30, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 31m