Pyrokinesis

Starring:Akiko Yada, Hideaki Ito, Ryuuji Harada, Masami Nagasawa, YÃ» Yoshizawa, Hidenori Tokuyama, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kaori Momoi, Ayako Fujitani, Renji Ishibashi, Yukijiro Hotaru, KÃ´ichi Ueda, Hirotaro Honda, Norman England
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Product Type: DVD

Description

Junko is a quiet and good-natured young lady born with a secret power unlike anything you have ever seen. Pyrokinesis, a deadly form of ESP, enables her to incinerate anything on command. Her simple, uneventful life is disrupted and she is pushed past her boiling point when a group of murdering teenage thugs kills a close friend. Now no one is safe from the fires of vengeance!

Customer Reviews:

Pyrokinesis ~ Memorable movie.......2006-11-10

Pyrokinesis, the story, music and the filming is great though the special effect is not done well enough. Nevertheless, it's a movie worth watching and archiving.

PYROKENISIS-GOTTA LOVE IT.......2006-08-02

This is THE BESt movie of all time. One of My favorites along with Love Story (the one with Ryan O'neal, really sad) and Harry Potter (Harry for President =)).

Fire Fire.......2006-07-25

This movie was awesome. The special effects weren't really well done. But the story made up for it. This story is about a girl with great power. She has spent her life hiding her secret but she soon using her great power for revenge (or what she calls Justice). This movie was very sad but worth watching.

Very Enjoyable Explosion Fest.......2005-08-22

One of the very best Japanese sci-fi/horror shockers of recent years, this movie is a spectacular mix of Stephen King's Firestarter and David Cronenberg's Scanners - with plenty of fiery stunts and exploding bonces! The main character is a pretty much a loner; pretty young Japanese girl named Junko Aoki, who has been born with the power to be able to incinerate anyone and anything at will. She shuns her colleagues because she can start fires with the power of thought - pyrokinesis. Taking revenge on the brutal teenage gang who run a snuff film business, and have killed the sister of one of Junko's friends. Her mother tells her that she has inherited this power from her oppressed forefathers and should avoid others because of her innate rage. But she breaks her isolation when co-worker Tada befriends her. He introduces her to his sister Yukie, and Junko is enthralled by their ready acceptance. But things go haywire when gangsters kidnap Yukie to use her in a snuff movie.

The first half of the film plays a bit like a cop-thriller (such as Se7en) with two detectives tracking the killings of the teenagers, then the burnings that follow. The second half, however, lends itself more to horror-action sequences and could very well be some of the most beautiful footage ever filmed. The creepy moments remind you of the first Ring film, and there's a truly explosive climax that seems to have strayed in from Terminator 2!

All in all, a bit of a classic. This film isn't as original or as fun as the other Tokyo Shock films I've seen recently. The plot is a little conventional and there just aren't much special things going for it, yet very enjoyable.

Is it a sin to punish the sinner?.......2005-06-11

Junko is a young woman who is a pyrokinetic; when she becomes agitated or upset, things burn. Ever since she accidentally set fire to someone as a child she has struggled to keep it under control, distancing herself from others and finding ways to secretly release the energy when she must. When a co-worker's sister falls victim to a vicious street gang whose leader escapes the law on a technicality, she offers to mete out punishment, since she can do so without leaving evidence.

PYROKINESIS (a.k.a. CROSS-FIRE) begins as a straightforward revenge story but after the first hour becomes much more complicated as the plot takes unexpected turns involving police corruption, an underground vigilante group, and other paranormals -- so if the "Death-Wish" angle doesn't intrigue you, rest assured that the movie is more than it initially seems.

With an attractive and talented cast, strong direction and impressive special effects this is a film that could easily compete with any Hollywood action thriller. As an added bonus, the characters feel genuine as well. Unlike with most American blockbusters, the human element is not lost.

This is a nice DVD package containing numerous extras, including commentary, an interview with the director, an F/X featurette, and several trailers for this film and other Tokyo Shock releases.

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