The Warped Ones films whose outlook made way for the Japanese pink film. In the film Tim Lucas noted antecedents and a possible influence to "the most hellbent characters" in the films of acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino's films and specifically to Stanley Kubrick's iconic "A Clockwork Orange" (1971). Lucas drew comparisons between "The Warped Ones"<nowiki>'</nowiki> main character Akira and "A Clockwork Orange"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Alex DeLarge, including their respective obsessions with hard jazz and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, the former with a framed copy of Ornette Coleman's album "The Shape of Jazz to Come" next to his bed, the latter an engraving of
The Clockwork Flowers and Void equally and finally realized that 'Life means nothing (for them) without Music and Art'. Hence the Clockwork Flowers were born in order to express and share their ideas, feelings and experiences. John and Anthea, as the Clockwork Flowers, returned to the world in the late 2007 by arriving in Tokyo. Since then, the Clockwork Flowers have been playing extensively in Tokyo's international music scene, as well as Fukuoka and Osaka. In 2009, they made Japanzine's Gaijin Sounds Top 10 and performed for the first Gaijin Sounds Live both in Osaka and Tokyo. Their Beatles tribute album "Flashback" received