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"Fall Guy"
1982
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Fall Guy stars Morio Kazama as Ginshiro, a
hammy film actor who cooks up an elaborate scheme to knock rival star
Tachibana (Daijiro Harada) down a few pegs. Soon Tachibana is forced to
compete with a member of Ginshiro's entourage in a series of increasingly
dangerous stunts. The action culminates in a death-defying trick that will
either make or (literally) break Ginshiro. A wonderfully self-reflexive peek
behind the scenes of samurai movie making, Fall Guy was the winner of
five awards from the Japanese Academy, including Best Picture, Best
Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress. With Keiko Matsuzaka and Keizo Kanie.
Japanese with English subtitles. 108 minutes. |
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