Fancy Paradise

Fancy Paradise
Fancy Paradise
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Cinematography
Music by
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 14, 1968;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Fancy Paradise (空想天国, Kūsō tengoku) is a 1968 Japanese comic science fiction film directed by from a screenplay by . It is about a cult around an anthropomorphic frog called Gamara (), probably named in parody of Daiei Motion Picture Company's semi-anthropomorphic turtle, Gamera.

The film also stars Akira Takarada, , Kei Tani, Akihiko Hirata, Yû Fujiki, and , with a cameo by Jun Tazaki.

Plot[]

A timid office worker Keitarô Tamaru loves studying fantasy and myths. Even if Tamaru make an outstanding performance in his fantasy and connect with a wonderful woman, in reality he will only fail. As a result, he was finally downgraded from his employee job and decided to signed up as a security guard. One night, Tamaru and Chief Guard Yamamura were attacked by a mysterious group that has invaded the company, and Yamamura is seriously injured and hospitalized. However, Tamaru meet a wonderful woman who always appears in his fantasy dream. Her name was Hiroko Yamamura, the daughter of Yamamura. Tamaru rejoices, but after a short while, he is suspected by the police to be a member of a group that has invaded the company and is arrested. Tamaru escapes from the detention center and stands up to save Hiroko, who was kidnapped by the group.

Cast[]

Kei Tani as Keitarō Tamaru / Voice of Gamara
as Hiroko Yamamura
Akira Takarada as Takashi Maeno
Hajime Hana as Detective A
as Detective B
as Gamara (stunt performer)
as Kondô's Secretary Michiko Akiyama
as Hisako Tamaru (Mother of Keitarō)
Makoto Fujita as Sansui Construction Company's President
Takuya Fujioka as Design Director Kondô
Yû Fujiki as Kuroda
, , as Kuroda's subordinates
Akihiko Hirata as Industrial espionage boss
, , as Industrial spies
as Chief Guard Yamamura (Father of Hiroko)
Masao Komatsu as Jailer
as Policeman
as Kendo Hall Man
as Marathon player
as Western Clothes Store clerk
, , as Geishas
as Driver
as Hospital nurse
as Thieves
as Radio announcer on the radio (non-credited)
as Woman at the store (non-credited)
, , , as Soccer field spectators (non-credited)

External links[]

Fancy Paradise at IMDb

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