A spot-on, hilarious spoof of 1970s Japanese TV cop shows, THE RUG COP follows chrome-domed officer Genda as he transfers to a new precinct just as a group of radical terrorists hijack a shipment of uranium and deliver a ransom demand of five billion yen. Genda and his crack team of detectives must solve the case using their peculiar abilities: champion eater Detective Fatty, abnormally endowed Detective Big Dick, speedy weightlifter Detective Shorty, and ladies man Mr. Handsome. But most dangerous of all is the Rug Cop, whose projectile toupee proves lethal to wrongdoers! Kawasaki s unique comic genius and his love of vintage cop shows combine to produce a silly masterpiece that will have viewers truly believing in Rug Power!
Practical Effects
The flying toupee effects are gloriously real
Writing
Character names that commit to the bit completely
Costume
Perfect 70s polyester cop fashion recreation
Director
Minoru Kawasaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Minoru Kawasaki built his entire career on microbudget parodies of Japanese pop culture, from kaiju to cop shows.
The film's fake 70s TV intro is so accurate that Japanese viewers often mistake it for actual period footage.
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