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Big Man Japan

2007 · 113 min

A droll, deadpan mockumentary that wrings quiet absurdity and melancholy from a second-rate superhero's mundane struggles.

Directed by
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Hitoshi Matsumoto, UA, Itsuji Itao
Overview
Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.

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Directed by
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Hitoshi Matsumoto, UA, Itsuji Itao
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • media
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour8
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Written by
Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Starring
Hitoshi Matsumoto, UA, Itsuji Itao, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Miyagawa Daisuke, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Riki Takeuchi, Unabara Haruka
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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