Unlucky Monkey
6.6
“He got away with the cash. they got away with murder. but none of them had much luck.”
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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Cast
33 people
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Yamazaki
Known for
One Missed Call
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Hiroshi Shimizu
Known for
Evil Dead Trap
Akira Yamamoto
Matsui
Known for
Monday
Ikko Suzuki
Kaneda
Known for
Visitor Q
A Snake of June
Kimika Yoshino
Miki Yoshida
Known for
Gozu
Sky High
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Fireworks
Naomasa Musaka
Angry Citizen
Known for
THE DAYS
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Toshie Negishi
Angry Citizen
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Dreams
Keisuke Horibe
Known for
Tokyo Gore Police
Fukushima 50
Diamond Yukai
Known for
Lost in Translation
Sabu
Bank Robber
Known for
Ichi the Killer
Shinjuku Triad Society
Tomorowo Taguchi
Miyata
Known for
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
House of Ninjas
Sabu Director · Sansei Miyata Editor
First release July 18, 1998 · Produced in Japan · Production Suplex
Production
Shochiku
Production
Suplex
Production
Japan
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Original title
アンラッキー・モンキー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 18, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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