- Release Date: 1966
- Runtime: 80 min
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Starring: Tatsuya Mihashi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, John Sebastian ... see all
- Director: Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi
- Plot: So you want Plot? Woody Allen bought a Japanese spy movie, removed the voice track, and replaced it with one of his own. He doesn't seem to have bothered with... Read more
User Reviews
Very Early, Very Classic Woody Allen
Dec 30, 2006
swdlong - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2006swdlong - yahoo.com
This was the second Woody Allen movie I had ever seen, and I can say without a doubt, that it was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. There are parts that seem to drag a little, though. Be... Full review
now this is funny stuff
Dec 30, 2006
danp1267 - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2006danp1267 - yahoo.com
this is a classic. If you have never watched it will be worth the rental. We loved this one when we where kids. I hope you do too.... Full review
MST3K's inspiration
Dec 30, 2006
pararamids - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2006pararamids - yahoo.com
Very silly, very early Allen. If you like MST3K, you'll probably like this one. Make sure you stay for the closing credits - they are equally silly as the film. The one strange part of the film is the clip of... Full review
wost Woody Allen movie - ever!
Dec 30, 2006
gerardthepoet - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2006gerardthepoet - yahoo.com
There are a lot of Woody Allen movies that are among my all time favorites: Bananas, Sleeper, Anne Hall, etc. This movie, however, I do not like at all. It is actually a Japanese spy film with English dubbing thrown in... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 03, 2003DVD MovieGuide
Very silly and a little too long even at a mere 80 minutes, the movie probably won't enjoy much of an audience beyond die-hard Woody Allen fans.
On the positive side, Allen knows better than to tax the viewer with a Bondian running time.
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filmcritic.com
There is the unfortunate addition of a soundtrack by that timeless gaggle of hippies, The Lovin' Spoonful (footage of whom is actually spliced into the original film), but even that can't ruin this utterly silly, throwaway movie.
In this, his first (sort of) directorial outing, Allen had a great idea: Take a bad Japanese James Bond knock-off, remove the soundtrack, and add in his own dialogue without changing the actual film at all.
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filmcritic.com
There is the unfortunate addition of a soundtrack by that timeless gaggle of hippies, The Lovin' Spoonful (footage of whom is actually spliced into the original film), but even that can't ruin this utterly silly, throwaway movie.
It's a fast-paced series of quick action scenes involving bad kung fu and a flamethrower and gives you the impression that even if one knew Japanese, it wouldn't be making much more sense.
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