Getting Any? (1994)

Obsessed with the idea of owning his first car so he can have sex in it, a young man takes any job he can find and ends up in an escalating series of crazy situations.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Takeshi Kitano

Stars:

Duncan, Akiji Kobayashi, Tetsuya Yûki

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Duncan	...	Asao (as Dannkann)
Akiji Kobayashi	...	Chief of World Defence Force
Tetsuya Yûki	...	Head Yakuza 1
Yuuji Minakata	...	Head Yakuza 2
Ren Ôsugi	...	Head Yakuza 3
Susumu Terajima	...	Injured Yakuza
Hideo Higashikokubaru	...	Yaku wo check suru Hakase (as Sonomanma Higashi)
Masumi Okada	...	Russian actor
Taka Guadalcanal	...	Pilote
Tokie Hidari	...	Mother
Takeshi Kitano	...	Scientist
Yoneko Matsukane	...	Saralyman no tsuma
Yôjin Hino	...	Car dealership manager
Hakuryû	...	Judge
Makoto Tsugawa	...	Man at the bus stop

Storyline

A slapstick comedy, about a goofy middle-aged man who is obsessed with the idea of having car sex. While pursuing his 'dream', he makes all the wrong moves possible, and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.

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Plot Keywords:

hot | sex scene | sexy | japanese sex comedy | yakuza | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The blue sports car with the missing chassis wasn't road-safe and had to be towed from location to location.

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Quotes

Scientist: How tall are you?
Asao: One hundred seventy-five acres.
Scientist: One hundred seventy-five acres?... How about weight?
Asao: Sixty-eight gallons.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, Asao appears again as a giant mutant grasshopper. He bounds across Tokyo, only to impale himself on the Tokyo Tower. After twitching a couple of times, the final copyright notice appears.

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Alternate Versions

Most international prints (such as the one that showed in France) are missing 15 minutes, mostly from the yakuza segment. A great many jokes that simply didn't make sense to non-Japanese were cut.

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Connections

Spoofs Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

User Reviews

the unknown Kitano is unleashed!!!!

Takeshi Kitano is worldwide known because of his violent movies such as Brother, Hana-bi, Violent Cop, etc. However in Japan is the other way around, he is mostly known by his comedy tv shows or duo-comedy shows (the two beats), where he got the name "Beat".

Minna Yatteruka! could be Kitano's masterpiece in comedy, but still very difficult to import. At least, Image has released in Hong Kong and USA the DVD of Minna Yatteruka (getting any?) with English subtitles, and we've been able to see the unknown Kitano in a hilarious movie.

First of all, I have to say that I've seen all Kitano movies, even Dolls, and this movie has nothing to do with them, it's a completely different story, has more to do with tv shows he directed like Takeshi's Castle.

So, the movie is just astonishing, it comes from the most stupid situation and developes through gag to gag. One hour and a half of cinema parody fullfiled with Japanese Manga stupidity. The rhythm of the movie is slow, very slow at some points for a comedy, but it's still a good movie. I found parodies from his other yakuza movies, Ultraman, even the gohstbusters! and I'm sure I missed a lot.

Overall Review: A very funny movie, a fresh product, but might be too weird for the general audience. So, if you are interested in the Japanese culture, in Kitano, or if you are openminded for new experiences in comedy, check for it, unless , discard it and look for American Pie.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

11 February 1995 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Getting Any?

Company Credits

Production Co:

Office Kitano

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1