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Kōki,, daughter of Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura, is gaining significant attention in the film world and is now expanding her career to the West with her latest English-language feature, "Tornado." Lionsgate UK is distributing the film and has just released the first official trailer. This marks the second feature film from writer-director John Maclean, his first in a decade since the critically acclaimed indie Western "Slow West."
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The cast of "Tornado" also includes Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Rory McCann, Jack Morris, Douglas Russell, and Takehiro Hira. Set in 1790, the story follows a young woman played by Kōki,, the leader of a Japanese puppet troupe and the daughter of a samurai. When a violent gang of thieves massacres her family and the troupe, she is forced to fight back for survival. The film is slated for a UK release, with a wider international rollout yet to be announced.