Getting Any?

Getting Any?

Year: 1994

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: Japanese

Comedy

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.

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1

Asao in Saitama with his grandfather

Asao, a naive 35-year-old man, lives with his grandfather in Saitama Prefecture and is clueless about dating. He fixates on sex and believes romance will come with the right car. He starts to seek out a vehicle that will supposedly fix his love life.

Saitama Prefecture
2

Inspiration from an erotic TV film

Watching an erotic TV film, Asao concludes that the key to getting girls is owning a fancy car. The idea consumes him and he heads to a car dealer to find a vehicle. He hopes the showroom will deliver the fantasy he saw on screen.

Luxury import car dealer
3

The dealer's test and Honda Today purchase

At the luxury car dealer, he is asked what kind of car he wants. He naively says 'a car for having sex' and is shown expensive models he cannot afford. Eventually, due to funds limits, he buys a used Honda Today instead.

Luxury import car dealer showroom
4

Reenacting the scene with a mannequin

Back home, he quickly restages the scene using a female mannequin to practice his lines. He then tries to replicate the film's pickup by approaching real girls on the street. The reality proves far more complicated and embarrassing.

Home and nearby streets
5

Reality check: dating is not porn

After several humiliating attempts, Asao realizes that real social interactions are not as simple or forgiving as fiction. He confronts the gap between fantasy and reality. This leads him to reassess his approach to dating.

Streets
6

Seeking help and drastic funding

Concluding that a performance with a roadster might work better, Asao pleads for money from his grandfather. To fund his dream, he ends up selling his grandfather's liver and kidneys.

Saitama
7

The dealer upsells to an Eunos Roadster

Back at the dealer, a salesman says he cannot afford a classic roadster, then insinuates a modern Eunos Roadster (Mazda Miata) and claims it's the same car. He agrees to buy, and the dealer's pretence hides the car's true cost.

Car dealer
8

The roadster falls apart and makeshift repair

The Eunos Roadster proves unreliable and soon falls apart. Asao pleads with the dealer, who refuses to discuss further, so he attaches the broken pieces to the back of his car in a makeshift repair.

Car
9

Failed street dating and salvage sale

Trying again to charm women on the street, he has no luck and ultimately sells the wrecked vehicle to a salvage company. His attempts to improve his love life continue to fail.

Streets and salvage yard
10

The stolen RX-7 Turbo and a violent misstep

Stumbling upon an apparently abandoned Mazda RX-7 Turbo, he steals it and drives off. A young woman walking nearby becomes the target of his reckless ride: the car's brakes fail, he runs her down, and crashes into a billboard before abandoning the car.

Street
11

Flight fantasy and the bank robbery plan

After the crash, Asao envisions airline stewardesses offering naked 'on-board sex service' and decides to travel by plane. With no money, he hatches an armed bank robbery plan as a way to fund the dream.

Air travel
12

Kawaguchi revolver and surreal transformations

To obtain a weapon, he travels to Kawaguchi City where he makes his own revolver in a local iron foundry. His adventures multiply as he encounters the yakuza, becomes Zatoichi, turns invisible, and even transforms into a giant fly-man.

Kawaguchi City
13

Downfall: feces reservoir and capture

The story culminates with his capture after diving into a large reservoir of feces. The finale emphasizes the film's surreal humor and chaotic tone as his plans unravel.

Reservoir of feces
14

Post-credits: fly-man and Tokyo Tower

After the credits, Asao continues to leap around Tokyo as the fly-man. The final image shows him impaled on Tokyo Tower, a darkly comic capstone to his misadventures.

Tokyo

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