The film takes the form of a mockumentary that follows Masaru. Masaru is an otherwise normal Japanese citizen except for an inherited ability to grow to a height of approximately 30 meters in response to the application of high voltage electricity. As both his father and grandfather before him, Masaru has accepted the duty to protect Japan against various giant monsters while working for a sub-division of the defence ministry.
Big Man Japan is one of the most unique and strangest take on the giant monster-genre. Just one look at it and you know that only Japan could have come up with this. The special effects could have been a lot better, but it's a movie that foremost lives on its mocking of various topics, such as capitalism, Japanese pop-culture and the whole monster movie-genre. Also, the ending is hilarious.
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
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