Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

2007 · 113 min · JA · 6.0 (84 votes)
Dir. Hitoshi Matsumoto · Starring Hitoshi Matsumoto, UA, Itsuji Itao, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Miyagawa Daisuke, Hiroyuki Miyasako · Music TOWA TEI
AnimationActionComedyScience Fiction

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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A hilariously mundane look at the life of a struggling superhero. It's a low-budget, mockumentary-style comedy that finds humor in the everyday absurdities of monster fighting and family drama.

absurdistslapstickquirkydeadpansteadymockumentarylow-fitokusatsu-inspiredcomedyfamefamilyidentitysuperhero tropes
superherogiant cockroachgiant spidergiant snakegiant lizardriesenmonstergiant insectriesen käfergiant birdfound footage
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