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Unlucky Monkey

MOVIE • 1998

Unlucky Monkey

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?

TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 16
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ComedyCrimeDrama

Top Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

…

Akira Yamamoto

Akira Yamamoto

Matsui

Ikko Suzuki

Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda

Kimika Yoshino

Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

…

Diamond Yukai

Diamond Yukai

…

Sabu

Sabu

Bank Robber

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyata

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Tachibana

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Citizen Convention Member

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Theatrical release date: July 18, 1998

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 18, 1998

Runtime

106 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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