Big Man Japan
(2007)
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Big Man Japan
(2007)
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Hitoshi Matsumoto | ... |
Masaru Daisatô /
Dai-Nihonjin
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Riki Takeuchi | ... |
Haneru-no-jû
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Ua | ... |
Manager Kobori
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Ryûnosuke Kamiki | ... |
Warabe-no-jû
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Haruka Unabara | ... |
Shimeru-no-jû
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Tomoji Hasegawa | ... |
Interviewer /
Director
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Itsuji Itao | ... |
Female Niou-no-jû
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Hiroyuki Miyasako | ... |
Stay With Me
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Takayuki Haranishi | ... |
Male Niou-no-jû
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Daisuke Miyagawa | ... |
Super Justice
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Takuya Hashimoto | ... |
Midon
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Taichi Yazaki | ... |
Daisatô's Grandfather
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Shion Machida | ... |
Daisatô's Ex-wife
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Atsuko Nakamura | ... |
Bar Proprietress Azusa
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Daisuke Nagakura | ... |
Daisatô's Grandfather - Younger
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An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant, about 30 meters tall, and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings. The giant and the monsters are computer-generated. Written by Ed
It's weird that this movie is portrayed as a comedy because this is actually a serious film for the most part. It's a mockumentary, but it's played as completely serious, not like Spinal Tap. The movie takes its premise very seriously. It's actually a pretty sad film, despite its comedic portrayal in the trailer. It's a very quiet film, almost introspective at times. It's an observance of Japanese culture and how they don't really like giant monsters anymore...but in this world, the giant monsters still exist. And Daisuke is unappreciated as such. Very cool film, but I didn't find it quite as uproariously hilarious as it's portrayed. That's what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't what I got. Not that that was a bad thing! I just didn't get what I was expecting at all.
All in all a good film. The ending is pretty ridiculous and it moves slowly at times, but it was a rather deep film, and when it tried to be funny, it definitely hit its mark.