The Rug Cop - (NR)
"Toupee or not toupee"
Strange-film director Minoru Kawasaki, creator of such classics as Calamari Wrestler and Executive Koala, sets his sights on Japanese Cop Dramas with The Rug Cop. The story of a man who uses his advanced toupee as a secret weapon to fight crime, who is a newly recruited member of a team of cliche-on-purpose detectives on the streets of Tokyo. Wacky tropes are skewered, but only true lovers of Japanese dramas will get all the jokes. A step down in the special effects driven insanity of his previous films is a bit of a let down, but still wrings some chuckles of delight as the Rug Cop meets his estranged daughter and the Nuclear bomb the Terrorists are blackmailing the city with. An odd sense of humor and joy of cheapskate entertainment will certainly be necessary for enjoyment, but the Rug Cop, who is played by a straight faced Moto Fuyuki, makes it all work with his entertaining portrayal (even during the 5 minutes Karaoke interlude).
6 Giant Static Afros out of 10 (GOOD)
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