Basic Info
Release: July 18, 1998
Runtime: 106 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.5/10 (14 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
UNLUCKY MONKEY (1998) Japanese trailer for this dark comedy by Hiroyuki "Sabu" Tanaka (YouTube)
Unlucky Monkey
1998
106 min
⭐ 6.5/10
14 votes
Overview
A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his life is any easier. In fact, it gets much more complicated when Yamazaki stabs a hairdresser by mistake and instantly becomes a hunted fugitive. He's just one unlucky monkey but can he turn his luck around?
Genres
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Yamazaki
Hiroshi Shimizu
Akira Yamamoto
Matsui
Ikko Suzuki
Kaneda
Kimika Yoshino
Miki Yoshida
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza
Naomasa Musaka
Angry Citizen
Toshie Negishi
Angry Citizen
Keisuke Horibe
Diamond Yukai
SABU
Bank Robber
Tomorowo Taguchi
Miyata
Crew
Shûji Kuriyama
Cinematography
SABU
Writer
SABU
Director
Daisuke Okamoto
Music
Backdrops
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