Film - Big Man Japan

Japan/2007 – directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto.

Middle-aged slacker Daisato (writer-director Hitoshi Matsumoto) lives a grungy, unremarkable life in a rundown Tokyo neighborhood. Until, that is, he’s summoned by the Japanese Monster Defense Bureau, which pumps him full of the electricity that causes him to grow several stories high and gives him the appearance of a gigantic, Eraserhead-coiffed sumo wrestler. In this imposing form (and garbed only in huge purple briefs), Daisato sets out to do battle with any number of outlandish monsters that seem to have forever threatened to stomp their way across Tokyo. His monstrous takedowns become the subject of a late-night Japanese reality TV show, but while the program’s diminishing ratings begin to alarm Daisato’s agent and advertisers, the public too begins to complain – about noise and property damage from the seemingly daily man vs. monster slugfests. One of Japan’s most celebrated comedians, star and director Matsumoto has created a colorful, riotously enjoyable screen fantasy with a wickedly satirical aftertaste. You won’t soon forget the Big Man. Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. Japanese with English subtitles. (113 min.)

“It will astound audiences. Tears-down-the-face funny and a genuine, jaw-dropping oddity.” -Russell Edwards, Variety.

Note : All seats for this film are just fifty cents!

Location : Detroit Film Theatre

Fees :
Members (with Membership card): $6.50
Non-Members: $7.50
Senior Citizens: $6.50
Full-Time Students (with ID): $6.50
Discount Pass Card (5 admissions): $30.00

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