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Unlucky Monkey (1998)

He got away with the cash. they got away with murder. but none of them had much luck.

Genre : Comedy, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : SABU

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Shinichi Tsutsumi
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Yamazaki
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu
Akira Yamamoto
Akira Yamamoto
Matsui
Ikko Suzuki
Ikko Suzuki
Kaneda
Kimika Yoshino
Kimika Yoshino
Miki Yoshida
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
Angry citizen
Toshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
Angry citizen
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
Diamond Yukai
Diamond Yukai
SABU
SABU
Bank Robber
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Miyata
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Tachibana
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Member of citizen convention
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Hobo
Denden
Denden
Shiro Takehatsu
Shiro Takehatsu
Masashi Arifuku
Masashi Arifuku
Teruko Hanahara
Teruko Hanahara
Tōru Nakane
Tōru Nakane
Kiyoshi Hatae
Kiyoshi Hatae
Seitaro Fujii
Seitaro Fujii
Takehiko Tsuno
Takehiko Tsuno
Naoyasu Achi
Naoyasu Achi
Jun Wakabayashi
Jun Wakabayashi
Yoshinori Takeshita
Yoshinori Takeshita
Yutaka Mishima
Yutaka Mishima
Setchin Kawaya
Setchin Kawaya
Keiko Shinohe
Keiko Shinohe
Yumiko Imada
Yumiko Imada
Akihiro Morino
Akihiro Morino
Kôjun Itô
Kôjun Itô

Crews

SABU
SABU
Director
SABU
SABU
Writer
Shûji Kuriyama
Shûji Kuriyama
Cinematography
Michizô Kitô
Michizô Kitô
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Yamagata
Hiroshi Yamagata
Sound
Yûto Ohba
Yûto Ohba
Art Direction
Sansei Miyata
Sansei Miyata
Editor
Daisuke Okamoto
Daisuke Okamoto
Music

Trailers and other movies

UNLUCKY MONKEY (1998) Japanese trailer for this dark comedy by Hiroyuki

Posters and backgrounds

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