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Big Man Japan

5.9

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Original title

Dai-Nipponjinaka

AKA

Big Man Japan

Year

2007

Running time

113 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Screenwriter

Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu

Cast

Music

Towa Tei

Cinematography

Hideo Yamamoto

Producer

RealProduct, Yoshimoto Kogyo Company

Genre

Sci-Fi. Comedy. Drama | Mockumentary. Monsters. Superheroes

Synopsis

“We have been very discreet about the movie’s contents, not because we were confident of our work but because we wanted the audience to discover the film in the best conditions”. That is how Matsumoto explains the extreme secrecy surrounding the shooting of his first feature film as a director, a secrecy that proves totally justified after seeing the excellent results of this fantastic mockumentary, possibly the most original and bizarre of all those made to date. A cinematographic example of the genius and corrosive humor that have characterized the career of one of the most innovative comedians in Japan. (from cinemasitges.com)

Rankings Position

#90 Best Monster Movies & Monster Series
#105 Best Superhero Movies

Awards: 2007: Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Nominated for Best Film

2007: Asian Film Awards: Nominated for Best Visual Effects

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Critics' reviews

"Very funny in an insidious way."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"I hurt myself laughing at this amazingly inventive mockumentary, and because it's so good, I refuse to give away much more than an insistent recommendation."

Village Voice
"At nearly two hours, 'Big Man Japan' is clever (in a sick sort of way) but overlong. It needs judicious editing -- more mockumentary, fewer superhero antics."

V.A. Musetto: New York Post
"The most impressive special effect here is Mr. Matsumoto's hilariously restrained performance, a tour de force of comedic concision in a movie bloated by increasingly surreal developments."

Nathan Lee: The New York Times
"The film written, directed and starring stand-up comic Hitoshi Matsumoto has, like most superheroes, a tragic flaw: It isn't funny."

G. Allen Johnson: San Francisco Chronicle
"The film has slow sections that test the viewer's patience. But it also touches on themes of family, heroism and nationalism, and the finale (...) is worth the wait."

Michael Ordoña: Los Angeles Times

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