Big Man Japan (2007)

Original title

大日本人

Directed by

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Genre

comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction comedy

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man reluctantly transforms into a giant to fight monsters, but he is more concerned with his mundane family life and fading career. The movie mixes a fake documentary about his daily struggles with the campy monster battles.

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What happens

Big Man Japan (大日本人, Dai Nipponjin; lit. 'Great Japanese') is a 2007 Japanese kaiju film written, starring and directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto. It was well received by critics in the U.S., after many months of showings at various festivals and film events. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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