What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

2022 · 115 min · JA · 4.6 (27 votes)
Dir. Satoshi Miki · Starring Ryosuke Yamada, Tao Tsuchiya, Kenzo Ryu, Gaku Hamada, Joe Odagiri, Toshiyuki Nishida
ComedyDramaActionRomance

A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.

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This film feels like a darkly comedic, anxiety-inducing descent into bureaucratic absurdity. It's a unique blend of post-disaster dread and deadpan humor, as the mundane challenges of an unthinkable problem slowly unfold. Expect a steady, unsettling rhythm as the bizarre situation escalates, highlighting human folly against an epic, rotting backdrop.

absurdistanxioussatiricalmorbidly humorousunsettlingsteadydark comedypolitical satirepost-disaster realismkaiju deconstructionbureaucracysocietal decayexistential threathuman folly
governmentgiant monsterkaijudisaster aftermath