A '60s Japanese rock band kidnaps a screenwriter to save their friend's movie. Chaos ensues.
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock group, "The Spiders". Through their discussion regarding the climax scene, they criticize that the script is too grim. In a notion to protect their friend's career, they decide to pay the scriptwriter a little visit.
Acting
Real-life band The Spiders playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
Production
A film about filmmaking that snacks on its own absurdity.
Director
Buichi Saitō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Spiders were Japan's answer to The Beatles, making this a fascinating time capsule of Group Sounds cinema.
Director Buichi Saitō was a Nikkatsu studio workhorse; this rare comedy let him bite the hand that fed him.
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