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Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

Showing from: Now showing
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Cast: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Haruka Unabara
Genre: Independent Cinema
Price: £3.50
Certificate: 15
Year: 2009
Duration: 99 mins

Daisato is a middle-aged slacker. He is divorced, his neighbours can't stand him and his family ignore him. But first impressions can be deceiving. Daisato can transform into a giant superhero to help defend the city from monsters.

Film Trivia

  • Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto, who stars as Daisato, also wrote and directed this movie.
  • The character of Daisato is a spoof of the Japanese superhero Ultraman, who frequently appears in Japanese special effects programmes.
  • The monsters in this film are all equipped with useless powers such as elastic eyeballs and horrible smells.

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