Dec 5 2008Today's Freak Thing: 'Big Man Japan' Poster (and AMAZING Trailer)
I hadn't heard of Big Man Japan until today, seeing this poster on Cinematical. Now I want to see it more than any other movie in 2009. It's about time someone made this:
A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisoto's job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain about the noise and destruction of property he causes. And Daisato has his own problems – an agent insistent on branding him with sponsor advertisements, an Alzheimer-afflicted grandfather who transforms into a giant in dirty underwear, and a family who is embarrassed by his often cowardly exploits. A wickedly deadpan spin on the giant Japanese superhero, BIG MAN JAPAN is an outrageous portrait of a pathetic, but truly unique hero.
It's part of Magnet's Six Shooter Film Series, and I just found the trailer. Wait until you see what freaks these monsters are:
I'm really glad they address the issue of clothing him, but I am not glad for burning nipple lady.
Reader Comments
1. Brian - December 5, 2008 2:21 PM
!!TSRIF
2. john - December 5, 2008 2:26 PM
OOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG WTF!!!!!!!!!!! i swear they make some of the most fucked up weird ass shit in japan, and yet they make money. wow
3. Mr.Anderson - December 5, 2008 2:31 PM
Sweet. I love these weird movies. Hollywood makes me puke! Where's the originality?!
4. kuehn - December 5, 2008 2:32 PM
That looks AWESOME!
5. wendy - December 5, 2008 2:36 PM
Sounds like the Hancock plot. It'll probably be better but stil.
6. wendy - December 5, 2008 2:37 PM
+l
7. TetraShiva - December 5, 2008 2:50 PM
What my face actually looked like once the music hit:
O_O
8. Julian - December 5, 2008 2:58 PM
the monster that uses its dick as a lasso/whip is awesome. btw, mine is that big . . . i have trouble getting in elevators and not tearing women in half.
9. faaa - December 5, 2008 3:03 PM
This movie is from 2007..... with Hitoshi Matsumoto from comic duo downtown you might already seen him in one of his tv show, on youtube try "silent library" or "gaki no tsukai"
if you are curious about this movie you can try to watch it on crunchyroll.com
10. mlou - December 5, 2008 3:52 PM
Wow. The Japanese make the craziest and most ridiculous movies. I have to see this.
11. durr - December 5, 2008 5:11 PM
I saw this flick a while ago, it's a nutty damn movie, but quite entertaining.
And the monsters are all insane, especially the one in heat.
12. bR1an - December 5, 2008 7:46 PM
What the fuck did I just watch?
13. nimn - December 5, 2008 9:55 PM
lol talk about one eyed monster!
14. Matt - December 5, 2008 10:34 PM
What?
That was fucking crazy.
I'd still watch it though
15. X - December 6, 2008 12:30 AM
So they finally made an "Unbeatable Banzuke" movie, huh? Sweeeeet.
16. momo - December 7, 2008 11:52 PM
Japan makes the craziest shit ever I swear. I feel like I just woke up from a bad nightmare
17. jobe - December 8, 2008 1:01 PM
why does thus sound exactly like HANCOCK
18. Ananana - December 9, 2008 1:34 PM
he lookes like an oversized midget!