Unlucky Monkey (1998)

  • NR
  • 07/18/1998 (JP)
  • Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • 1h 46m

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

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?

SABU

Writer, Director

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi's headshot

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki
Hiroshi Shimizu's headshot

Hiroshi Shimizu

Akira Yamamoto's headshot

Akira Yamamoto

Matsui
Ikko Suzuki's headshot

Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda
Kimika Yoshino's headshot

Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida
Susumu Terajima's headshot

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza
Naomasa Musaka's headshot

Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen
Toshie Negishi's headshot

Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

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