Hitoshi Matsumoto

An eccentric man aged about 40 lives alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo. He periodically transforms into a giant, about 30 meters tall, and defends Japan by battling similarly sized monsters that turn up and destroy buildings. The giant and the monsters are computer-generated. (imdb)

A Japanese man wakes up alone in a brightly illuminated white room with no windows or doors. When he presses a mysteriously phallic protuberance that appears on one wall, a pink toothbrush materializes from nowhere, clattering to the floor and setting in motion a genuinely bizarre chain of events. Soon the imprisoned man is engaged in absurd and hilarious attempts to escape the gleaming room. (imdb)

A mild-mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrixes -- each with a very special talent -- in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comedy giant Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big Man Japan, Symbol). (tiff.net)

Hitoshi Matsumoto presents a closed-door laughter survival show. Ten comedians shoulder the participation expenses of 1 million yen on their own and put their pride as performers on the line for the chance to win the 10-million-yen prize. The winner will be the individual who does not laugh until the end. (Amazon)

A mix of game show, talk show and reality show. Downtown sees five comedians humiliate and torture themselves and each other for our amusement. (imdb)