
Release Date:
May 15, 2009 (limited)
Studio:
Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Pictures)
Director:
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Screenwriter:
Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Starring:
Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Haruka Unabara, Tomoji Hasegawa, Itsuji Itao, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Takayuki Haranishi, Daisuke Miyagawa
Genre:
Comedy
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 (for sci-fi action and crude humor)
Official Website:
SixShooterFilmSeries.com/BigManJapan
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Plot Summary:
A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisato's job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain about the noise and destruction of property he causes. And Daisato has his own problems – an agent insistent on branding him with sponsor advertisements, an Alzheimer-afflicted grandfather who transforms into a giant in dirty underwear, and a family who is embarrassed by his often cowardly exploits. A wickedly deadpan spin on the giant Japanese superhero, "Big Man Japan" is an outrageous portrait of a pathetic but truly unique hero.
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