Yôsuke Nishi
Ad
related to: Giants and ToysBut did you check eBay? Check Out Toys Giants on eBay. Looking for Toys Giants? We have almost everything on eBay.
Search results
Giants and Toys (巨人と玩具, Kyojin to gangu), also titled The Build-Up, is a 1958 Japanese satirical comedy film directed by Yasuzo Masumura based on a story by Takeshi Kaikō.
The problem with the subs is that they do not respect the Japanese origin of the movie. The dialog is Americanised in a very lame way, and much of the humor of the film is lost. But that should not be interpreted to mean that the film is a light comedy...
Directed by Yasuzô Masumura. Starring Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe and Osamu Abe.Blu-ray (Arrow) https://www.arrowvideo.com/12903210.htmlBlu-ray (Amazon) ...
Yasuzo Masumura's critique of post-war Japan is a go-for-broke work of art -- an inspired, energetic, colorful, complex, hilarious, shocking, hyperbolic and savage satire of capital and the social...
May 18, 2021 · A film by Yasuzô Masumura adapts a novel about three candy companies competing for market share and creating a national sensation out of a plain girl. The film critiques the American influence on post-war Japan and the costs of pursuing popularity and profit.
Giants and Toys is a snappy fast paced drama that makes its points loud and clear while dipping into the absurd. The corporate world is depicted as dog eat dog - sales at the forefront of everything, no concern for any of the people involved and the customers just a commodity to be fought over.
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies. His boss builds up Kyoko, a vivacious girl with bad teeth, as their mascot. Kyoko is smitten with Nishi when he is assigned to look after her.
