Bullet Ballet
6.9
After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.
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Shinya Tsukamoto
Goda
Known for
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Ichi the Killer
Kirina Mano
Chisato
Known for
8 ½ Women
Tatsuya Nakamura
Idei
Known for
Killing
Takahiro Murase
Goto
Known for
Haze
Kyoka Suzuki
Kiriko
Known for
Burn the House Down
Zebraman
Hisashi Igawa
Shooter
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Tomorowo Taguchi
Policeman
Known for
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
House of Ninjas
Kim Soo-jin
Boss
Known for
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Gemini
Kazuyuki Izutsu
Gun Seller
Also in
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Cop Festival: New Beginning
Kôji Tsukamoto
Chinese Punk
Known for
Tokyo Fist
Nightmare Detective
Masato Tsujioka
Yusa
Known for
Suicide Club
A Snake of June
Chu Ishikawa
Known for
Tokyo Fist
Shinya Tsukamoto Director · Chu Ishikawa Composer Hiroko Iwasaki Costume designer
First release September 5, 1998 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Kaijyu Theater
Production
Japan
Produced in
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Original title
バレット・バレエ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 1998
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · December 1, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 12, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
January 19, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
April 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
March 11, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
South Korea
June 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 18, 1999 · Theatrical
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