the local iron foundry. Eventually, he has many adventures such as joining the yakuza, becoming Zatoichi, becoming invisible, and getting transformed into a giant fly-man a la the film The Fly. The movie ends with his capture after diving into a large reservoir of feces. After the credits, there is a scene where Asao jumps around Tokyo as the fly-man before landing/getting impaled on Tokyo Tower. Cast Dankan - Asao Hideo Higashikokubaru - Yaku Takeshi Kitano - Scientist Akiji Kobayashi - Chief of World Defence Force Masumi Okada - Russian actor Susumu Terajima - Injured Yakuza Ren Osugi - Head Yakuza 3 References and parodies Much of the film appears to satirize popular Japanese culture from the 1950s up to the '80s, including cinema, TV series, anime, and pop music; although, Kitano himself denied it. References to the gangster films of Joe Shishido abound, as well as to the videos of Michael Jackson. The inspiration for the fly-man and the toumei ningen (transparent man) may have been a 1957 horror movie directed by Mitsuo Murayama, called Transparent Man & Fly-Man (透明人間と蝿男). The manner in which the "fly man" is formed is directly taken from David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly, so the gag is also at least partially based on the Hollywood film. Hunting suits worn by the Doctor and his assistant are a reference to Ivan Reitman's 1984 SF-comedy Ghostbusters. The alternative ending, which comes after the end credits, features the familiar reference to Steven Spielberg E.T., the character flying by the moon. Getting Any? also features some guest stars including Masumi Okada (playing Joseph Stalin) and Akiji Kobayashi (as leader of the Terrestrian Forces from Ultraman). Cinema Lone Wolf and Cub series (子連れ狼, Kozure Ōkami aka Sword of Vengeance) Zatoichi series (座頭市, Zatōichi) Branded to Kill (殺しの烙印, Koroshi No Rakuin) The Secret Of The Telegian (電送人間, Densō Ningen)Tōmei ningen to hae-otoko (透明人間と蝿男, lit. Invisible Man & Fly-Man)Godzilla vs. Mothra (ゴジラVSモスラ)GhostbustersThe Fly (1986 film)TV seriesUltraman series (ウルトラマン) AnimeGe ge ge no Kitaro series (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎) Music Enka style J-pop style Minyo style Scatological humour Questioned about the scatological gags used in his movie, Takeshi Kitano answered that excrements and manure were a common source of humor in Japan, since the country was traditionally an agricultural worker's land. A French interviewer even asked the film maker if the giant turd, seen near the end of the movie, was a metaphor