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Billiken

Billiken

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 3, 1996

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Fantasy, Drama

Original Title

ビリケン

Director

Junji Sakamoto

Description

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.