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  • Big Man Japan
  • Opened May 15, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr 53 min
  • PG-13
    sci-fi action and crude humor
  • An ordinary, middle-aged slacker named Dai Sato (Hitoshi Matsumoto) uses electricity to transform himself into a building-sized superhero, able to protect Japan from marauding monsters. Despite the good he does, Dai Sato is an unpopular guy with Read More
  • Cast: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Itsuji Itao, Takayuki Haranishi
  • Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

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Big Man Japan Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 62 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Village Voice |

    I hurt myself laughing at this amazingly inventive mockumentary, and because...

  • 90
    Variety |

    Decidedly odd, even by Japanese standards, this mockumentary about an...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Very funny in an insidious way.

  • 80
    The New York Times | Nathan Lee

    The most impressive special effect here is Mr. Matsumoto's hilariously...

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