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Unlucky Monkey (1998)

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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Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi profile
Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Shimizu profile
Hiroshi Shimizu

Akira Yamamoto profile
Akira Yamamoto

Matsui

Ikko Suzuki profile
Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda

Kimika Yoshino profile
Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida

Susumu Terajima profile
Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Naomasa Musaka profile
Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen

Toshie Negishi profile
Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

Keisuke Horibe profile
Keisuke Horibe

Diamond Yukai profile
Diamond Yukai

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SABU

Bank Robber

Tomorowo Taguchi profile
Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyata

Shinichi Tsutsumi profile
Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Shimizu profile
Hiroshi Shimizu

Akira Yamamoto profile
Akira Yamamoto

Matsui

Ikko Suzuki profile
Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda

Kimika Yoshino profile
Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida

Susumu Terajima profile
Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Naomasa Musaka profile
Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen

Toshie Negishi profile
Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

Keisuke Horibe profile
Keisuke Horibe

Diamond Yukai profile
Diamond Yukai

SABU profile
SABU

Bank Robber

Tomorowo Taguchi profile
Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyata

Extra

Release Date

July 18, 1998

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Shochiku logoSuplex Inc. logo

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Videos

UNLUCKY MONKEY (1998) Japanese trailer for this dark comedy by Hiroyuki "Sabu" Tanaka thumbnail
UNLUCKY MONKEY (1998) Japanese trailer for this dark comedy by Hiroyuki "Sabu" Tanaka

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