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Unlucky Monkey

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IMDB ID: tt0143967

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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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Shinichi Tsutsumi

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Hiroshi Shimizu

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Akira Yamamoto

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Ikko Suzuki

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Kimika Yoshino

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Susumu Terajima

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Naomasa Musaka

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Toshie Negishi

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Keisuke Horibe

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Diamond Yukai

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SABU

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