Unlucky Monkey (1998)

6.7/10 106 min Comedy Crime Drama

Overview

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?

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Shimizu

Akira Yamamoto

Matsui

Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda

Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen

Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

Keisuke Horibe

Diamond Yukai

SABU

Bank Robber

Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyata

Ren Osugi

Tachibana

Yoji Tanaka

Citizen Convention Member

Kanji Tsuda

Akaji Maro

Hobo

Denden

Masashi Arifuku

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