An acid satire on Japan's bustling, postwar business ethic, where ruthless Western-style capitalism meets traditional notions of collective duty, "Giants and Toys" is both humorous and harrowing thanks to Masumura's clever modulation of tones. The wonderful Kawaguchi plays Nishi with stone-faced bewilderment and outright disgust for the lengths he's expected to go (such as sleeping with Kyoko, who has a crush on him) to advance his employer's agenda, but he isn't above trying to pry information from his own lover--a publicist for the competition. Nozoe is equally brilliant as the lower-class naif who morphs into a puckish celebrity. Smart, raucous, and fast-paced, "Toys" is an outlandishly savage look at the corporate rat race.

Beautifully shot and composed, with a visual style and downbeat cynicism about the corporate world that will appeal to anyone who likes American films of the same late 50s/60s period such as 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying', or 'The Apartment'. And very funny. Great stuff.

Excellent video quality. Some inspired performances. Highly recommend this film. Great work by Arrow.

Very enjoyable piece of sixties japanese cinema. Very much a product of its time, for the best. A pop delight.

The acting was great and the story was funny and well written. A great satire.

Hiroshi Kawaguchi gives a super fun performance filled with energy