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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.
Where to watch Biriken, full movie - There are many ways to watch Biriken online, like download or rent it on video-on-demand services (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Amazon Prime, Paramount+), cable-TV or movie theaters with original audio in Japanese. This film was premiered in theaters in 1996 (see all 1996 movies). The official release in theaters could be different from the year of production.
Good, meet its target to entertain. The story is interesting.
DIRECTION | AUDIENCE CLASSIFICATION |
Film directed by Junji Sakamoto. |
G Movie rated apt for all ages. |
GENRE | RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME - FULL MOVIE |
Comedy, Fantasy |
August 3, 1996 |
100 min full movie online HD (English substitles). |
FILMING / SHOOTING | PRODUCTION |
4K - Full HD Video (DVD / BluRay 1080p / On Demand UHD). |
Japan |
Produced by Naotake Kobayashi, Bong-ou Lee and Yukiko Shii.
Screenplay written by Junji Sakamoto and Toshiaki Toyoda.
Given by Norimichi Kasamatsu.
Soundtrack composed by Ten-Gu.
Commercially distributed this film: Cinequanon.
As usual, the director filmed the scenes of this film in HD video (High Definition or 4K) with Dolby Digital audio. Without commercial breaks, the full movie Biriken has a duration of 100 minutes. Possibly, its official trailer stream is on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free with Japanese or English subtitles on movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Movie List on Netflix, Amazon Video).
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