Ninja assassins with golf clubs. Yes, it's real. No, I won't explain.
Set in a hidden valley in the Japanese Alps, Saru and his family must battle a trio of golf-assassins.
Direction
Junji Nishimura commits to this premise with zero irony.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn ninja golf techniques hit different.
Sound
1987 anime score builds divine chaos.
Director
Junji Nishimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pro Golfer Saru began as a 1974 manga by Motoo Abiko, half of the legendary Fujiko Fujio duo behind Doraemon.
1987 Japan was peak sports anime saturation; this film's absurdity was arguably a stealth parody of the genre's earnestness.
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