Anrakkî monkî

"He got away with the cash. they got away with murder. but none of them had much luck."

Jul 18 1998 N/A 1h 46m
Action, Comedy

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?

Plot

Yamazaki has spent a lot of time plotting a robbery of a local bank, but when he actually gets to the bank he finds another robber escaping with the money. Through an improbable chain of events Yamazaki gets hold of the money and during a panicked escape accidentally kills an innocent girl.

Written by

Sabu

Directed by

Sabu

Cast

Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Akira Yamamoto

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku

Languages

Awards

N/A

Trailers
UNLUCKY MONKEY (1998) Japanese trailer for this dark comedy by Hiroyuki "Sabu" Tanaka
Scores
# of Votes
745
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA