Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.
Acting
Kunie Tanaka's deadpan physical comedy is criminally underrated.
Stunts
Real stuntman energy — Tanaka reportedly did his own falls.
Director
Azuma Morisaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kunie Tanaka was 52 playing 42 — his weathered everyman look became his trademark in Japanese cinema.
Director Azuma Morisaki was a key figure in Japanese New Wave's pivot toward working-class protagonists; this film bridges that movement's social critique with populist comedy.
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