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Executive Koala (DVD Special Edition)
Executive Koala
DVD Special Edition
Actors: Lee Ho, Eiichi Kikuchi, Arthur Kuroda, Hironobu Nomura, Hideki Saijo
Director: Minoru Kawasaki
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
UR     2008     1hr 26min

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 ...  more »

     
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Actors: Lee Ho, Eiichi Kikuchi, Arthur Kuroda, Hironobu Nomura, Hideki Saijo
Director: Minoru Kawasaki
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: Synapse Films
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 11/18/2008
Original Release Date: 01/01/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2005
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 1hr 26min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 12
Edition: Special Edition
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: Japanese
Subtitles: English

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Schuylar L. (schuym1) from SERGEANT BLF, IA
Reviewed on 10/23/2018...
A 6 foot tall koala humanoid businessman may or may not have murdered his wife. He also has mad kung fu skills, his boss is a rabbit, and his local grocer is a frog.

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Best. Koala Slasher. Ever.
C. Christopher Blackshere | I am the devil's reject | 03/22/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"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."