Big Man Japan
Being a superhero is hard work. Doubly so for Masaru Daisato (played by Big Man Japan's writer/director/star Hitoshi Matsumoto): Masaru has the ability to grow to monstrous size, yet, long past his prime, he's mocked and ignored by the populace of Japan and lives a lonely, unappreciated life. He works for the government—every once in a while, his cell phone rings, letting him know he has to go fight a monster—and spends his free time eating noodles, hanging out with his embarrassed daughter, and wondering if his agent is embezzling his money. The battle scenes—in which a CG, super-sized Masaru fights CG, super-sized creatures—are fun, but Big Man Japan's real draws are its melancholy, faux-documentary segments, where we learn what a superhero's day-to-day life is like. (Psst: Kinda crappy!)
