People of Saitama Prefecture, who have been persecuted by Tokyoites for a long time, stand up for their freedom. Thanks to Momomi Hakuhodo (Fumi Nikaido) and the Saitama Liberation Front, laissez-passer is abolished. The people of Saitama Prefecture can once again enjoy their peaceful daily lives, but the Saitama Liberation Front heads toward its next goal. This leads to a big case.
Acting
Fumi Nikaido's unhinged revolutionary energy
Production
Deliberately tacky Saitama vs Tokyo aesthetics
Writing
Biting prefectural beef turned epic saga
Director
Hideki Takeuchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This franchise weaponizes real Japan regional tensions — Saitama's 'uncool' reputation is genuine national discourse, making these films essentially expensive inside jokes.
GACKT's return as the mysterious Lake Biwa figure required him to film submerged in actual lake water for hours, reportedly complaining it was 'still better than being from Tokyo.'
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