Biriken

Aug 3 1996 N/A 1h 40m
Comedy, Fantasy

The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly and a characteristic smile. When the casket in which the statuette was found is broken, the spirit of Billiken is free. After that he tries to fulfill the wishes of all those who had prayed to him, but it doesn't always works.

Plot

The main hero of this movie is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It is the view of the small gods pointed heads, fat belly and characteristic smile. When the casket in which the statuette was found broken, the spirit suddenly Billikena is exempt. Tries to fulfill the wishes of all who had prayed, but how it works on its specific way, does not always.

Written by

Junji Sakamoto, Toshiaki Toyoda

Directed by

Junji Sakamoto

Cast

Tetta Sugimoto, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Ryûtarô Gan

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
35
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA