Feb 26 2009 Another 'Big Man Japan' Trailer!
A friend of mine saw this recently and said he liked it, though he would have liked it more not having seen clips of the freak battles in the trailer beforehand. But on the other hand, you should really see all the freak battles in this trailer. So it's your call (look at the freaks):
Dec 5 2008 Today'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:
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