# Robo-G (2012)

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**Original title**: *ロボジー*
**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Shinobu Yaguchi
**Written by**: Shinobu Yaguchi
**Starring**: Mickey Curtis, Gaku Hamada, Jyunya Kawashima, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Tomoko Tabata, Takehiko Ono

> *It's out of control.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider, playful

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