The Goofball
1998, Japanese. Directed by Junji Sakamoto.
Hisashi gets fired from his temp job due to his impulsiveness. One day he meets Chikako, a housewife who constantly shoplifts at the supermarket he regularly goes. He somehow agrees to help her to look for her run-away son, Masaru. Unfortunate to Hisashi, Masaru starts following his around instead of returning home, after he was found by Hisashi. Then they end up stealing a gun from a police officer! In their course of running away, the similar two who cannot adapt to society very well start to develop a mutual friendship…
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 27 June 1998
- Original title
- 愚か者 傷だらけの天使
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Junji Sakamoto, Ryo Tamura
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The Goofball: quick answers
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Watch An Angel with Many Scars (1997) first.
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How long is The Goofball?
The Goofball runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Which OTT platform is The Goofball on?
The Goofball isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 June 1998. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Goofball?
If you liked The Goofball, try Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century, Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum.
Who directed The Goofball?
The Goofball (1998) was directed by Junji Sakamoto and stars Claude Maki, Kazuma Suzuki, Miki Sakajou.