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Kinji Fukasaku's 1982 comedy is a far cry from his better-known Yakuza films.
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. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Kinji Fukasaku---Japan---1982---108 mins.