Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan
This downright odd comedy, shot in mockumentary format, tells the story of a Japanese everyman (Hitoshi Matsumoto) who works at the Defense Department. So why is a documentary crew following him around? Our answer arrives when he receives a call, zips over to a Tokyo power station, plugs in, and grows as tall as a building. Outfitted in purple underpants and a Kid ’N Play hairdo, he protects Japan against a gallery of freaky monsters. Yet the public despises him. Matsumoto gets more comic mileage out of this premise than anyone could reasonably expect.