If you want to know how good KAIJU GUY is consider that I ran into people I know from the New York Asian and Japan Cuts Film Festivals who had heard how good the film.
The film is the story of a young man who works for his local ciy's PR department. The mayor wants a promotional film made for the city. When things go sideways he decides to try and make a kaiju film.
There is way more than that going on and once a certain plot twist happens this film goes from being an amusing but kind of dispoable comedy and becomes a wonderful film about people trying to do the right thing despite their bosses telling them otherwise. The film changes and suddenly fills with emotions and warmth. Rarely have I been this invested in a group of characters as I was with the people in KAIJU GUY.
You (and I) need to chase this film down.
One of the great films of NYICFF
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