Film
Billiken
1996 · 1h 40m · Fantasy · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.5
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly and a characteristic smile. When the casket in which the statuette was found is broken, the spirit of Billiken is free. After that he tries to fulfill the wishes of all those who had prayed to him, but it doesn't always works.
Cast
Tetta Sugimoto
Billiken
Ryûtarô Gan
Ekage
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Tsukino
Ittoku Kishibe
Shigeru Izumiya
Eiji Minakata
Jun Kunimura
Yoshio Harada
Crew
- Junji SakamotoWriter · Director
- Toshiaki ToyodaWriter
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 3, 1996
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Drama
Similar films
I Lived in Kyoto For A While
2019
One Step
2019
Café Lumière
2004
River's Edge
2018
Bitter Feast
2010
Confessions
2010
Broken Swords
1969
Monster
2023
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Angel of Evil
2010
An Average Little Man
1977
All Around Us
2008
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.