Unlucky Monkey (1998)

07/18/1998 (JP) • 1h 46m

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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

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?


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

yakuza

bank robbery

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