Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Unlucky Monkey
Unlucky Monkey

Unlucky Monkey

He got away with the cash. they got away with murder. but none of them had much luck.

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

OverView

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?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.533/10

Release Date

18 July 1998

Country

Japan

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Akira Yamamoto

Akira Yamamoto

Matsui

Ikko Suzuki

Ikko Suzuki

Kaneda

Kimika Yoshino

Kimika Yoshino

Miki Yoshida

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Angry Citizen

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Angry Citizen

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Diamond Yukai

Diamond Yukai

SABU

SABU

Bank Robber

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Miyata

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Tachibana

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Citizen Convention Member

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Hobo

Denden

Denden

Shiro Takehatsu

Shiro Takehatsu

Masashi Arifuku

Masashi Arifuku

Teruko Hanahara

Teruko Hanahara

Toru Nakane

Toru Nakane

Kiyoshi Hatae

Kiyoshi Hatae

Seitaro Fujii

Seitaro Fujii

Takehiko Tsuno

Takehiko Tsuno

Naoyasu Achi

Naoyasu Achi

Jun Wakabayashi

Jun Wakabayashi

Yoshinori Takeshita

Yoshinori Takeshita

Yutaka Mishima

Yutaka Mishima

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Keiko Shinohe

Keiko Shinohe

Yumiko Imada

Yumiko Imada

Akihiro Morino

Akihiro Morino

Kôjun Itô

Kôjun Itô

Similar Movies

6.2

Graveyard of Honor

June 2002 •Japanese

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.

6.3

Crying Freeman

April 1995 •English

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

6.7

The Lookout

March 2007 •English

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

6.9

The Princess and the Warrior

October 2000 •German

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.

7.3

In China They Eat Dogs

September 1999 •Danish

Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.

8.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

October 2003 •English

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

5.6

Balkan Rules

April 1997 •Serbian

Movie about secret relations between Yugoslavian, Serbian and Croatian secret police during last 50 years. Here in Balkans truth and lies are so much mixed and it lasts so long that no one knows the difference. That is why this fictitious story looks so true.

7.1

Brother

December 2000 •Japanese

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

7.4

Inside Man

March 2006 •English

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

6.0

Code Between Brothers: All New

April 1970 •Japanese

When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family. Sides are taken and lines are drawn. Meanwhile, a rival family with a land dispute with the Nakano starts pulling strings behind the scenes...

6.1

High Heels and Low Lifes

July 2001 •English

A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.

6.0

Tattoo

April 2002 •German

Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.

5.1

At Point Blank

December 2003 •Swedish

A gang of highly efficient and cold hearted robbers strike against a number of banks in Stockholm. The investigation ends up with the criminal detective Klara and the SWAT commander Greger Krona, who together lead the hunt for the robbers. Their investigation takes them in a dangerous direction that proves to have unforeseen consequences. The hunt for the robbers is intense and their methods become more refined and terrifying. Klara ends up in the line of fire, both literally and figuratively, and the investigation takes her in a direction that she could never have imagined.

0.0

The Glasses Yakuza Girl

August 2015 •Japanese

Akemi ( Mizuna Rei ), the only daughter of the Kozakura family in the Kanto region, hates yakuza and lives in a dormitory at a girls' school in Tokyo, but returns to her parents' home after hearing the news that her father has suddenly passed away. Seeing the Kozakura family for the first time in a long time, they are deserted, and the only henchmen are Pinkichi and Sutematsu. They call Akemi their sister. Meanwhile, the Gouda-gumi, who have been growing their power on behalf of the Kozakura family, repeatedly harass the Kozakura family in order to take over their territory. Akemi's younger sister Chie ( Maria Wakatsuki ) , who adores Akemi, also falls prey to the Gota group. Akemi, furious with her, takes the name of her second generation. She wears her sailor uniform and holds a Japanese sword and attacks the Gota group.

4.0

Money

March 1989 •German

One day, Carmen Müller realizes that her husband Werner has been unemployed for months and has accumulated debts of 80,000 DM in their bank account. She comes up with a plan to rob her bank. When the branch manager and neighbor Lothar Fuchs, whom Carmen has always envied for his beauty and wealth, recognizes her, she takes him hostage. In their hideout in the Allgäu, the banker falls in love with the housewife, just as Werner and Fuchs' mistress Gabriele grow closer. The quartet form an alliance and defraud the bank together. Having come into money so suddenly, the Müllers don't feel comfortable either and secretly distribute their fortune around the neighborhood.

6.4

You're Dead...

October 1999 •English

A veteran bank robber and his sidekicks plan a heist that goes awry.

6.3

Chaos

January 2005 •English

In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices.

7.0

The Symbol of a Man

July 1963 •Japanese

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict.

5.9

Motorpsycho!

August 1965 •English

A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones.

2.9

Overkill

December 1987 •English

A Tokyo cop is sent to Los Angeles to help an LAPD detective break up a yakuza ring operating in the city.