Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show
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Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show

The bigger, the better.

4.7 / 10 1991 28mNR Japanese
AnimationComedy

Storyline

In this anthology of animation parodies based on the manga of Hisashi Eguchi, an obscene family ascends to Japanese high society; a boxing prodigy faces his sex-crazed rival in the ring; and scientists get caught in a game of rock-paper-scissors with increasingly dangerous giant monsters.

Cast & Crew

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Vulgar Father (voice)

Lead
Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Kirishima (voice)/ Gentarou Kuroki (voice)

Ai Satou

Ai Satou

Kirishima no Tsuma (voice)/ Elegant Mother (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Butler (voice)/ Boss (voice)

Sakurako Kishiro

Sakurako Kishiro

Kaichou no Musume (voice)/ Kirishima no Musuko (voice)/ Receptionist B (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Kaichou (voice)/ Senchou (voice)

Toshiya Ueda

Toshiya Ueda

Ichinose (voice)/ Elegant Father (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

College Student (voice)/ Ruriko Kuroki (voice)/ Receptionist A (voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Osamu Nabeshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker