This "martial arts" comedy is silly on several accounts: the truck assault scene was made as un-American as one could imagine (German cars, non-descript traffic sign); also, the Japanese are represented in very ridiculous, cliché ways (talk about eating dogs, or with chopsticks). On the other hand, the live scenes of Tokyo in 1967 (displaying the big attractions of those days: Shinkansen bullet train, Alweg train, animated neons on Ginza) are sure worth watching. In general, I was slightly stunned what kind of movies were made just 40 years ago, while many older or younger ones feel more "conventional" - but then again, one good point of a movie can be to surprise the viewer.
In Germany, this film has in recent years been brought out on DVD in really cinematophile fashion (though only with German dub): missing scenes spliced in (in Italian, subtitled); documentation of a few seconds' scene that was only in the German version; and especially, documentation of the contemporary advertisement material for the movie, which is an interesting (if somewhat mu seal) experience. Add to that the fact that it's sold at Woolworth's for EUR 1.99 - it's certainly worth that amount to add this curiosity to one's collection :^)
In Germany, this film has in recent years been brought out on DVD in really cinematophile fashion (though only with German dub): missing scenes spliced in (in Italian, subtitled); documentation of a few seconds' scene that was only in the German version; and especially, documentation of the contemporary advertisement material for the movie, which is an interesting (if somewhat mu seal) experience. Add to that the fact that it's sold at Woolworth's for EUR 1.99 - it's certainly worth that amount to add this curiosity to one's collection :^)
