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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★ 6.7 · 161h 46mComedyCrimeDrama

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

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Cast

寺島進
as Yakuza

津田寛治

田中要次
as Citizen Convention Member

堤真一
as Yamazaki

大杉漣
as Tachibana

田口トモロヲ
as Miyata

根岸季衣
as Angry Citizen

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麿赤兒
as Hobo

堀部圭亮

六平直政
as Angry Citizen

鈴木弘一
as Kaneda

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Release date: 1998-07-18

Runtime: 1h 46m

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ComedyCrimeDrama

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