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Dai-Nihonjin (2007) -- An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant, about 30 meters tall, and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings.
Dai-Nihonjin (2007) -- A man transforms into a giant to fight monsters invading Tokyo in this Mockumentary
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   801 votes
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Director:
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Writers:
Hitoshi Matsumoto (written by) &
Mitsuyoshi Takasu (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 June 2007 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(71 articles)
Japanese superhero spoof Big Man Japan: Review
 (From 24FramesPerSecond. 25 September 2009, 12:57 AM, PDT)

Japanese superhero spoof Big Man Japan: Review
 (From 24FramesPerSecond. 25 September 2009, 12:57 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
US premier was cool more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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 ... Interviewer / 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
Atsuko Nakamura ... Bar Proprietress Azusa
Daisuke Nagakura ... Daisatô's Grandfather - Younger
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Man Japan (USA)
Dai-Nipponjin (Japan) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and crude humor.
Runtime:
113 min | Canada:113 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
RealProduct more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Spoofs "Urutoraman: Kûsô tokusatsu shirîzu" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Dera amôre more

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8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
US premier was cool, 26 April 2008
10/10
Author: jozaud from United States

i loved it. it was a credit to the "mockumentary" genre. the basic premise was interesting, but the beginning was really slow. still, i enjoyed every minute of the movie, and i especially like how the director chose to add subtitles for all the signs and graffiti. this made the movie much more hilarious.

it really does a good job of making fun of monster movies, especially the last 10 or so minutes. if you enjoy dry humor, you will enjoy the film. whoever the director is, he's a genius. this movie has inspired me to start watching the sci-fi channel as well (for the monster movies)

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