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Hepcat in the Funky Hat (ファンキーハットの快男児, Funky Hat no kaidanji) is a 1961 action comedy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba. It was followed by a sequel, Hepcat in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm, which was released one month later that same year and was also directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.

Hepcat in the Funky Hat
Film poster
Directed by	Kinji Fukasaku
Starring	Sonny Chiba
Production companies	New Toei Tokyo Toei Company
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	August 5, 1961
Running time	53 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

Mr. Tenka runs a detective agency. His unruly son Ichiro ends up getting mixed up in a mystery.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Sonny Chiba as Ichiro Tenka
• Rikiya Iwaki as Kondo

Production

The film was shot in black and white with mono sound.^{[citation needed]}

Release

Its title has been translated as Vigilante in the Funky Hat,[1] Hepcat with a Funky Hat,[2] and Man with the Funky Hat.

Sequel

The film was followed by a sequel, Hepcat in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm, released in Japan one month later on September 13, 1961.

Reception

Mikko Koivisto of elitisti gave the film a score of 3.5/5, calling it "an enjoyable piece of the early history of the promising young director and actor".[3]

References

External links

• Hepcat in the Funky Hat at IMDb

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