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Unlucky Monkey

Unlucky Monkey

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Unlucky Monkey

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

1998

1h 46m

6.7(16 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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?

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: SABU
Written by: SABU

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