Underplayed Gems

Saikin-rettō (2009)

Saikin-rettō poster
Original title
細菌列島
Directed by
Kenji Murakami
Genre
comedy film, parody film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedian plays a dictator of a made-up Asian country. The movie makes fun of real-life political figures and a Japanese disaster film.

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What happens

Saikin-rettō (細菌列島, さいきんれっとう; lit. 'Bacteria Archipelago') is a 2009 Japanese comedy film. It stars comedian Naoto Takenaka as "the General", the dictator of a fictional Asian country, parodying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. The film also satirizes the 2009 Japanese disaster film Pandemic (Japanese film). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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