Tornado is an upcoming British thriller film written and directed by John Maclean, It stars Kōki, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Tim Roth.
[1] A travelling Samurai show in Britain in 1790 crosses paths with ruthless criminals, but one of the performers, Tornado, hatches a plan to play them at their own game.
It was produced by Tea Shop Productions, with financial support from Screen Scotland, the BFI and Ashland Hill Media Finance, and funding from The National Lottery.
In May 2023, it was reported that Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki was cast in leading roles.
[4][3] Principal photography with Robbie Ryan as cinematographer began in Edinburgh, Scotland in January 2024.