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Fall Guy

Original title: Kamata kôshinkyoku
  • 19821982
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
713
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Fall Guy (1982)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
A lowly obsequious member of a movie star's entourage agrees to marry his boss's pregnant mistress so he can continue his feckless lifestyle. He then takes up dangerous work as a stunt man t... Read allA lowly obsequious member of a movie star's entourage agrees to marry his boss's pregnant mistress so he can continue his feckless lifestyle. He then takes up dangerous work as a stunt man to support his new family. Duty and loyalty turn into something deeper.A lowly obsequious member of a movie star's entourage agrees to marry his boss's pregnant mistress so he can continue his feckless lifestyle. He then takes up dangerous work as a stunt man to support his new family. Duty and loyalty turn into something deeper.
IMDb RATING
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713
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  • Director
    • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Writer
    • Kôhei Tsuka(play)
  • Stars
    • Keiko Matsuzaka
    • Morio Kazama
    • Mitsuru Hirata
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Writer
    • Kôhei Tsuka(play)
  • Stars
    • Keiko Matsuzaka
    • Morio Kazama
    • Mitsuru Hirata
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    • 6User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 24 wins & 5 nominations

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    Keiko Matsuzaka
    • Konatsuas Konatsu
    Morio Kazama
    • Ginshiroas Ginshiro
    Mitsuru Hirata
    • Yasuas Yasu
    Chika Takami
    • Tomokoas Tomoko
    Daijirô Harada
    • Tachibanaas Tachibana
    Keizô Kanie
    • Film Directoras Film Director
    Nijiko Kiyokawa
    • Yasu's motheras Yasu's mother
    Rei Okamoto
    • Toku-sanas Toku-san
    Akira Shioji
    • Yamadaas Yamada
    Harumi Sone
    Hyôe Enoki
    • Tomeas Tome
    Shiro Takano
    Kenjirô Ishimaru
    Nagare Hagiwara
    Nagare Hagiwara
    • Yujias Yuji
    Toshiya Sakai
    • Makotoas Makoto
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Actoras Actor
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    Akihiro Shimizu
    Seiya Satô
    • Director
      • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Writer
      • Kôhei Tsuka(play) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Soundtracks
      Kamata kôshin-kyoku
      (Based on "Song of the Vagabonds" from 1929 operetta "The Vagabond King")

      Written by Rudolf Friml (as Rudolph Friml)

      Performed by Keiko Ishizaka, Morio Kazama and Mitsuru Hirata

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    as dark and disturbing as it is funny
    Re-watching this 10 years after seeing it the first time and 31 years after it was made, with more Japanese under my belt, I don't see a fundamental stylistic difference between the humor in this movie from that of "Battle Royale." There's just a shift in emphasis. Both movies are equally misanthropic and mordantly satirical. I get the feeling that the core of both is a disappointed wish to find something lovable about at least two people and a hope that they connect with each other without screwing things up too badly. There's a lot about the three principal characters-- Ginshirô, Yasu and Konatsu--that is cringe-worthy that, if you don't buy it as satire, will repulse you. I get the feeling that Fukasaku couldn't have cared less about audience discomfort. Of course, if you're a nihilist, it won't make you squirm, at all.
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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1982 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Козел отпущения
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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