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Big Man Japan [DVD] [2007]

DVD ~ Hitoshi Matsumoto
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  • Directors: Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Revolver Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Sep 2009
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001ASQDB6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,336 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant, about 30 meters tall, and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings.


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In this Japanese comic satire, a 40-something man has amazing powers: with the help of large amounts of electricity, he turns into a giant who has the ability to fight monsters and keep his countrymen safe. Though this might endear him to the Japanese people, they instead turn him into an outcast. He is also plagued by everything from a greedy agent to an unsupportive family. Hitoshi Matsumoto directs and stars in this dryly funny comedy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy a big 5!, 30 Aug 2009
Watched this last night - for the second time.

I can't believe how very very good this one is.

I have read comments elsewhere, and the reception it gets has been varied. While it's funny, and other reviewers here call it "hilarious", I would add the warning that a lot of this film had a subtle, under-stated humour. I have read others calling it "slow", and I can actually accept some might find it so. The non-monster fighting sequences are subtle, and for me incredible. It's a long way from slapstick farce.

For me none of this was a problem - I just went along with it and had a good time. And it IS a good time, it has to be one of the best films I've seen in the last year.

And that final 15 minutes? Irreverent, mad, brilliant, and crazy! Finally the film does go straight for the laughs, and it worked wonderfully.

If you see this and are tempted to turn it off after 10 minutes, please stick with it. It's a slow burner, with a terrific pay-off.

The end? Makes barely a lick of sense. So don't rack your brain trying to figure it out, just go along with it. It's like you're getting a high-budget, and low-budget version of the film in one go. --LOL--

Amazing flick!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Both hilarous and touching - a true original, 12 Aug 2009
By M. Hewitt "Mike H" (London) - See all my reviews
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I saw this film a while back at the Sci-Fi London Festival and it completely blew me away.

this film is a true original, with some hilarious CGI monster battle scenes and a final 15 minutes that just has to be seen to be believed..

Essentially it's a mockumentary about the current 'Dai-Nipponjin' (aka Big Man Japan), a man who is fated to prevent Japan from being mashed up by a whole slew of CGI monsters. He leads a humdrum existence, but when needed is is called to a nearby power station and transformed into a 40 foot tall giant with Troll like hair and then goes to battle with several monsters over the course of the film..

Sweet, touching, extremely funny and truly bizarre, this is one film to amaze all your friends with and keep to watch again and again...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest film I saw in 2007, 11 Aug 2009
I saw Dai-Nipponjin at the Leeds Film Festival and it was my pick of the whole festival. My jaw ached from laughing so hard.

It's a take off from the old Godzilla, Mothra, etc. movies. Our hero takes on the maddest big monsters by making himself their size and then engaging in hand to hand combat. Unfortunately the people of Japan don't like him because of all the damage done to their cities. Half the fun is seeing what people think of him and the other half is the monsters, the fighting.

This film's R2 release has been delayed too long. I want it now!
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