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Dai yûkai

Dai yûkai

1991Movie⏱️ 2h 0mTV-PG
ComedyCrime
6.8
IMDB Rating
243 votes

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place between captors and captive, to the difficulty and eventu...

Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Writers
Kihachi Okamoto, Shin Tendô
Stars
Tôru Kazama, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Katsuyasu Uchida
Release Date
July 1, 1992
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 7
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Tôru Kazama
as Lightning
👤
Hiroshi Nishikawa
as Rain
👤
Katsuyasu Uchida
as Wind
👤
Shigeru Kôyama
as Kunijiro Yanagawa, 1st son
Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno
as Kanako Yanagawa, 1st daughter
👤
Ittoku Kishibe
as Daisaku Yanagawa, 2nd son
👤
Kôen Okumura
as Anzai, the Chauffeur
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
as Kushida, the Butler
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Reiko Matsunaga
as Kimi, the Chambermaid
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Nami Tamura
as Eiko Yanagawa, 2nd daughter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Production
Fuji Eight Company Ltd., Kihachi Productions, Nichimen

🏷️ Keywords

slapstick comedybattle of witsransomkidnappingnegotiation

🎯 Categories

JapaneseSlapstickComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

If only kidnappings were like this in real life...!!
by rooprect2010-03-26
8/10

"Everybody loves a kidnapping-gone-nuts. 100 years ago, O'Henry wrote the famous "Ransom of Red Chief", and since then we've had a zillion permutations of the story. The recipe is simple; take a bunch of kooky amateur crooks, have them kidnap a "victim" who is 100 times smarter than them, then sit back and watch the fun. RAINBOW KIDS takes this formula and delivers a wild ride with a lot of intelligence. The setup is simple: 3 penny-ante hoods decide to kidnap the 82-year-old matriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Japan. When the woman learns that her capt..."

📖 Synopsis

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place between captors and captive, to the difficulty and eventu...