Big Man Japan
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Riki Takeuchi
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Itsuji Itao
Etsuko Aiko
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Crew
Etsuko Aiko
Yuji Hayashida
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Yoshiya Nagasawa
Akihiko Okamoto
Akira Ono
Hiro Osaki
Hiroyuki Seshita
Hisaya Shiraiwa
Mitsugu Shiratori
Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Towa Tei
Soichi Ueno
Hideo Yamamoto
Isao Yoshino
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness) September 6-15, 2007.
Feature directorial debut for Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Rotterdammerung) January 23-February 3, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Spotlight: The Late Show) April 24-May 8, 2008.)
Released in United States May 2007 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-27, 2007.)
Released in United States Spring May 15, 2009 (NY, LA)
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States May 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States on Video July 28, 2009
Released in United States September 2007
Released in United States Spring May 15, 2009
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-27, 2007.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Midnight Passion) October 4-12, 2007.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Rotterdammerung) January 23-February 3, 2008.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Spotlight: The Late Show) April 24-May 8, 2008.
Released in United States on Video July 28, 2009
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness) September 6-15, 2007.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Midnight Passion) October 4-12, 2007.)
