Product Description

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S., MINORU KAWASAKI S FOLLOW-UP TO CALAMARI WRESTLER, A CULT CLASSIC PSY-KOALA HORROR / COMEDY! Tamura is an average Japanese salaryman working in the offices of a pickle distribution company. He is well liked in the office, hard-working, polite, wears a suit and tie, and also happens to be a six-foot tall koala bear. But when his girlfriend Yoko turns up dead one day and Tamura is the chief suspect, he is forced to enlist the help of his boss (a white rabbit) and a friendly convenience store attendant (a frog) in order to prove his innocence. A psychological thriller wrapped up in the packaging of a nonsense comedy with giant animals EXECUTIVE KOALA is like nothing America has ever produced...which is why it was made in Japan! SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic (1.85:1) Widescreen Transfer - Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Newly-Translated, Removable English Subtitles - Making Of Featurette - Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67982 in DVD
• Brand: Executive
• Released on: 2008-11-18
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: Japanese
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Review
Japanese arthouse cinema at its most surreal. --Sydney Morning Herald

Customer Reviews

Best. Koala Slasher. Ever.
This ain't Australia! Only from Japan could we get a 6ft. psyko-ala bear. This killer furball ain't playing around!

The cute cuddly dude's name is Tamura. He's your basic suit and tie business exec that has some serious 5 o'clock shadow. Beneath the grey fur he's a pretty nice normal guy.
But one day his beautiful girlfriend turns up dead, and he is the chief suspect. Tamura is forced to enlist the help of his boss(a white rabbit) and a nearby convience store clerk(a frog).

This is of course some silly arthouse cinema, but it is often hilarious. These large hairy creatures are integrated pretty naturally into society, and nothing is ever explained.
I'll admit, I was hoping to see some sweaty girl-on-koala action, but no such luck. Phooey! Plus the bloody carnage and campiness was much less than I expected, which was a tad dissappointing.
Still there is some nice koala kung-fu fighting and good satire. Not bad.

FINAL GRADE 3.5 Stars, rounded up for originality.