Episode #51 – Big Man Japan (大日本人)
Big Man Japan (2007)
大日本人 [Dai-Nihonjin]
Author Patrick Moody makes his JOF debut to discuss Hitoshi Matsumoto’s kaiju mockumentary film, Big Man Japan.
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Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto
Written by Mitsuyoshi Takasu
In this hilarious mockumentary, middle-aged Daisato– a second-rate, third-generation superhero — annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer’s and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.
Cast
Hitoshi Matsumoto – Masaru Daisatô / Dai Nihonjin
Riki Takeuchi – Haneru-no-jû
Ua – Manager Kobori
Ryûnosuke Kamiki – Warabe-no-jû
Haruka Unabara – Shimeru-no-jû
Tomoji Hasegawa – Interview / Director
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
Kaho Okajima – Daisatô’s Daughter
Trailer
Episode
Big Man Japan – Japan On Film
