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7.4/10   1,172 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Hiroyuki Tanaka (writer)
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Release Date:
26 January 2001 (Norway) more
Plot:
A simple funeral turns a man's world topsy turvy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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I was only drunk...and I did it for justice! more (14 total)

Cast

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Shin'ichi Tsutsumi ... Koichi Takagi, the salaryman
Yasuko Matsuyuki ... Yuko Kirishima, the yakuza girl
Ren Ôsugi ... Murai Yoshio, the colleague
Masanobu Ando ... Mitsuo Kondo, the dead man
Hideki Noda ... Shingo Kamiyama, strange man of the bar
Akira Yamamoto ... Kiichiro Hanai, boss of the yakuzas
Naomi Nishida ... Yuki Machida, Koichi's girlfriend
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Hijiri Kojima
Nanako Ôkôchi
Nao Omori
Susumu Terajima
Kanji Tsuda
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Runtime:
100 min
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Spoofed in Scary Movie 3 (2003) more

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17 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
I was only drunk...and I did it for justice!, 10 July 2001
Author: Patrick (pat.m@balcab.ch) from Basel

Wakarimasen deshita....

Any Japanese movie involving alcohol, beautiful Yakuza brides and guns will be a funny ride into the Asian subconscious, and this movie is no exception.

It amalgamates plot elements such as drinking Whisky, hands-free peeing, Yakuza bashing, pacemaker bomb defusing, drinking Whisky, lynching street muggers, Devils, Sprites, an obnoxious but finally sympathetic girlfriend, drinking Whisky, Japanese twist dancing, smoke grenades, drinking Whisky, palm reading, fake laughter and moronic TV talk shows into an adventure of the absurd. A ride into the cesspools of one man's private hell. A blatant appeal against alcohol and weapon abuse, or a devilishly clever satire about modern day Japan and its underworld. Oh...and did I mention drinking Whisky?

If you're a fan of Takeshi Kitano's movie, you will like "Monday".

If you are a fan of Bruce Willis and expect a Japanese "Die Hard", you won't find it funny! But if you're open minded, can appreciate satire for what it really is, then you will enjoy this movie thoroughly!

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