Giants and Toys (1958)
- Original title
- 巨人と玩具
- Directed by
- Yasuzō Masumura
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A competitive candy company uses a young woman as a marketing gimmick in a brutal advertising war. The film follows the ruthless rivalry between two corporations trying to outdo each other with increasingly desperate tactics.
satiricalcynicalfast-paceddarkly comicenergeticcausticabsurdsocial commentary
What happens
Giants and Toys (巨人と玩具, Kyojin to gangu), also titled The Build-Up, is a 1958 Japanese satirical comedy film directed by Yasuzo Masumura based on a story by Takeshi Kaikō. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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