Vigilante in the Funky Hat

Vigilante in the Funky Hat (ファンキーハットの快男児, Funky Hat no kaidanji) is a 1961 action comedy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba. It was followed by a sequel, Vigilante in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm, which was released one month later that same year and was also directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.

Vigilante in the Funky Hat
Film poster
Directed byKinji Fukasaku
StarringSonny Chiba
Production
company
New Toei Tokyo
Toei Company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
August 5, 1961
Running time
53 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Mr. Tenka runs a detective agency. His unruly son Ichiro ends up getting mixed up in a mystery.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in black and white with mono sound.

Release

Its title has been translated as Vigilante in the Funky Hat,[1] Hepcat with a Funky Hat,[2] and Man with the Funky Hat.

Sequel

The film was followed by a sequel, Vigilante in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm, released in Japan one month later on September 13, 1961.

Reception

Mikko Koivisto of elitisti gave the film a score of 3.5/5, calling it "an enjoyable piece of the early history of the promising young director and actor ".[3]

References
  1. Jacoby, Alexander (February 10, 2013). "A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day". Stone Bridge Press – via Google Books.
  2. Lee, Laura (November 8, 2017). "Japanese Cinema Between Frames". Springer – via Google Books.
  3. Koivisto, Mikko (February 15, 2017). "Hepcat in the Funky Hat (1961)". elitisti.net.
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