Kamata koshin-kyoku (Fall Guy) (1981)

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A has-been samurai movie star takes unfair advantage of the loyalty of one of his devoted fans in this Japanese comedy-drama. The star uses the fan's help to escape a number of sticky situations and eventually hatches a plan to use them as a double during a dangerous stunt. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By: Kinji Fukasaku
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 9, 1982 Wide
On DVD: Feb 1, 2005
Studio: Home Vision Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Homenageando a cinematografia japonesa através de um bom exercício metalinguístico, o filme conta também com ótimas atuações (especialmente de Matsuzaka, lindíssima) e um desfecho inteligente.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
It falls into the category of comedies that just aren't funny and are so unfunny, they're almost perplexing.
Matt Bailey, Not Coming to a Theater Near You
I have seen a lot of strange, bizarre movies in my day, but Kinji Fukasaku's 1982 comedy Fall Guy is among the strangest.

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Jojo S

A movie within a movie. Comical and ambitious. This movie has excellent storylines about a stuntman who's willing to break an arm or a leg to take care of the ones he love. It's a movie about a man that lives in a life that blurs the line of real-life and life as a stuntman… More
A movie within a movie. Comical and ambitious. This movie has excellent storylines about a stuntman who's willing to break an arm or a leg to take care of the ones he love. It's a movie about a man that lives in a life that blurs the line of real-life and life as a stuntman for movies.