During the mayoral election, two ex-prisoners decide to replace the lucky pen of an annoying candidate with a mini-bomb.
Direction
Okamoto's rapid-fire comic timing never lets up
Score
Jazz soundtrack that weaponizes cool
Acting
Itō's deadpan desperation is chef's kiss
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Yūnosuke Itō
Daisaku Oona
Fubuki Koshiji
Umeko, Daisaku's wife
Ichirō Nakatani
Yasaburo Yatou
Hideo Sunazuka
Taro Tanoue
Noriko Shigeyama
Akemi Kita
Kasumi
Ikio Sawamura
Takezo Shiino aka Shiitake
Ichirō Arishima
Bank Manager
Hideyo Amamoto
Tetsu
Hiroko Sakurai
Noriko Honma
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Masaya Nihei
Tatsumi
Kazuo Suzuki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's 1964 Olympics optimism, it savagely satirizes the 'new Japan' political machine.
Fubuki Koshiji was a huge star singer; this was her rare comic film appearance, basically playing against type as a chaotic wife.
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