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Tough Guy!

“Aggressive martial-arts mantis wreaks havoc on humans in Shintaro Kishimoto's 2005 Ofuji Award-winning short.”

Tough Guy!

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13,761 rank · 824 viewers · 0 favorites
Action Award Winning Comedy
1 episodes · 6 min min · G - All Ages
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Aggressive martial-arts mantis wreaks havoc on humans in Shintaro Kishimoto's 2005 Ofuji Award-winning short.

An aggressive and martial arts-devoted mantis kicks cans and hunts down cicadas, bringing havoc into the life of a couple of humans. This personal opus by Shintaro Kishimoto, now steady collaborator of Production I.G's 3D crew, won the prestigious Ofuji Award in 2005. (Source: Production I.G)

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  • Format 1 × 6′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 0h 06m all episodes
  • Aired Jun 2005 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated G All Ages
  • Ref. BS-9808 catalog

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