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Big Man Japan (Dai-Nipponjin)
| Rating: | PG-13 (for sci-fi action and crude humor) |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Release Date: | May 15, 2009 |
| Running time: | 113 minutes |
| Cast: | Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Haruka Unabara |
| Director: | Hitoshi Matsumoto |
| Producer: | Akihiro Okamoto |
| Writer: | Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu |
| Distributor: | Magnet Releasing |
Description: 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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