Robo-G

Here's a film that understands the absurdity of show business. Three desperate engineers pass off a man in a robot suit as the real thing to keep their jobs. He becomes a sensation, despite the obvious fakery. It's pretty good for what it is.

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Shinobu Yaguchi directed Robo-G in 2012. See Shinobu Yaguchi's full filmography, where to start with Shinobu Yaguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shinobu Yaguchi.

Robo-G was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.