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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.
 
Written, Directed and Starring
Hitosi MATUMOTO
Screenplay by Hitosi MATUMOTO and Mitsuyoshi TAKASU
Executive Producers Isao YOSHINO and Hiroshi OSAKI
Executive Supervisor Hisaya SHIRAIWA
Producer Akihiko OKAMOTO and Hidenori NAKAI
Photography Hideo YAMAMOTO
Music Towa TEI
Hitosi MATUMOTO
Riki TAKEUCHI
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Ryunosuke KAMIKI
Itsuji ITAO
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“I HURT MYSELF LAUGHING AT THIS AMAZINGLY INVENTIVE MOCKUMENTARY. IT’S SO GOOD I REFUSE TO GIVE AWAY MUCH MORE THAN AN INSISTENT RECOMMENDATION.” – Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
“TRULY WHACKED OUT AND HILARIOUS.” – Dennis Dermody, Paper
“This outlandish, wickedly funny, giant monsters-filled, Japanese superhero, faux-documentary surpasses any mockumentary you’ve ever seen. Big Man is Christopher Guest on steroids and psillosibin.” – Cathleen Rountree, Boxoffice Magazine
“One of the most thoughtful and funny superhero films for adults. It hits just the right balance of dry humor and big dick jokes. Big Man Japan is ultra-human and really funny.” – Simon Abrams, NY Press
“IN SHORT, IT”S GLORIOUS!” – Film Threat
“***1/2. SEE TOMORROW’S CULT CLASSICS TODAY.” – David Fear, Blender
“EXHILARATING! A flamboyant cavalcade of Harryhausen-inspired monsters laying waste to Tokyo.” – Edmund Mullins, Blackbook
“A GREAT MOVIE. The creativity of the monsters is the biggest treat this sophisticated, unique comedy has to offer.” – Victor Detroy, The Exception
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