Underplayed Gems

ROBO☆ROCK (2007)

ROBO☆ROCK poster
Directed by
Taikan Suga
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Masaru runs a failing convenience service and lives with his frustrated girlfriend. A government worker recruits him to revive a giant robot from 50 years ago to defend Earth from aliens. As he gets drawn into the scheme, Masaru rediscovers a forgotten dream.

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What happens

『ROBO☆ROCK』（ロボ・ロック）は、2007年11月23日公開の日本映画。塩谷瞬主演の青春SFコメディ。監督は須賀大観。ストーリーは監督オリジナルによるもの。 天才便利屋を自称するマサルだが、請け負う仕事はしょぼく、毎日が失敗続き。 同棲中の彼女、キリコはタトゥー・ショップを経営していて、稼ぎのないマサルにいらいらしっぱなし。そんな時、ニラサワという区役所勤務の男から、とある依頼が舞い込んだ。ランドツェッペリンという50年前に開発された巨大ロボットを復活させるため、マサルの声が必要だというのだ。ランドツェッペリンは、土星人の侵略から地球を守る切り札だとニラサワは力説する。もちろん、マサルは相手にしない。だが、マサルはニラサワに追い回されるうち、忘れかけていた自分の夢を少しずつ思い出していく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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