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Fall Guy

1982 · 108 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad look behind the scenes of moviemaking, where loyalty and sacrifice blur into a tender, messy portrait of love and ambition.

Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.

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Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • loyalty
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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