Big Man Japan

2007 1h 53m JA

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6.0

MID

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77%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 102🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 4,080

ActionComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hitoshi Matsumoto
Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin
UA
Manager Kobori
Itsuji Itao
Female Niou-no-jû
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Warabe-no-jû
Miyagawa Daisuke
Super Justice
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Stay With Me
Riki Takeuchi
Hanerunojyuu
Unabara Haruka
Shimeru-no-jû

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Writers: Mitsuyoshi Takasu, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by TOWA TEI. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hitoshi Matsumoto and UA and Itsuji Itao carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0997147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hitoshi Matsumoto directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. TOWA TEI scores. Soichi Ueno cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by TOWA TEI. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hitoshi Matsumoto and UA and Itsuji Itao carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0997147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "superhero", "giant cockroach", "giant spider", "giant snake".