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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. A wickedly deadpan spin on the giant Japanese superhero, BIG MAN JAPAN is an outrageous portrait of a pathetic but truly unique hero.
Original Release
05/19/2007
US Release
05/19/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Riki Takeuchi | Haneru-no-jû / Hanerunojyuu |
Ua | Manager Kobori |
Ryunosuke Kamiki | Warabe-no-jû |
Haruka Unabara | Shimeru-no-jû |
Tomoji Hasegawa | Director / Interviewer |
Itsuji Itao | Female Niou-no-jû |
Hiroyuki Miyasako | Stay With Me |
Takayuki Haranishi | Male Niou-no-jû |
Daisuke Miyagawa | Super Justice |
Takuya Hashimoto | Midon |
Directors
Writers
Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
Cast
Name | Character |
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Riki Takeuchi | Haneru-no-jû / Hanerunojyuu |
Ua | Manager Kobori |
Ryunosuke Kamiki | Warabe-no-jû |
Haruka Unabara | Shimeru-no-jû |
Tomoji Hasegawa | Director / Interviewer |
Itsuji Itao | Female Niou-no-jû |
Hiroyuki Miyasako | Stay With Me |
Takayuki Haranishi | Male Niou-no-jû |
Daisuke Miyagawa | Super Justice |
Takuya Hashimoto | Midon |
Taichi Yazaki | Daisatô's Grandfather |
Shion Machida | Daisatô's Ex-wife |
Atsuko Nakamura | Bar Proprietress Azusa |
Daisuke Nagakura | Daisatô's Grandfather - Younger |
Motohiro Toriki | Daisatô's Father |
Keidai Yano | Young Daisatô |
Junshirô Hayama | Shintô Priest |
Koichi Kitamura | Commander 1 |
Norio Nakayama | Commander 2 |
Toshihiro Koike | Udon Noodle Shop Owner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Yasushi Minatoya | Executive Producer |
Hiroshi Ohsaki | Executive Producer |
Hisaya Shiraiwa | Executive Producer |
Isao Yoshino | Executive Producer |
Hitoshi Matsumoto | Producer |
Yoshiya Nagasawa | Producer |
Akihiko Okamoto | Producer |