Getting Any? (1995) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Asao's attempts to turn erotic-film fantasies into real-life conquests spiral into increasingly absurd and dangerous misadventures.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Car That Promises Conquest

After watching an erotic television film, Asao believes a fancy car will help him attract women. He buys a cheap Honda and discovers that real-life approaches do not follow the film's formula.

Key Events

• Asao's Erotic Ambition — Asao, a sexually inexperienced 35-year-old, decides he needs a fancy car to attract women. Characters: Asao Location: Saitama Prefecture
• A Car for Sex — Asao tells a car dealer he wants a car for having sex. Characters: Asao Location: Luxury car dealership
• The Budget Honda — Unable to afford an imported luxury car, Asao buys a cheap used Honda Today. Characters: Asao Location: Luxury car dealership
• Mannequin Reenactment — Asao reenacts a scene from the television film with a female mannequin. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• Failed Street Approaches — Asao's attempts to approach women fail, exposing the gap between fantasy and real life. Characters: Asao Location: Street

A Roadster Bought at a Cost

Asao decides that a roadster is the answer and obtains money by selling his grandfather's organs. A dealer sells him a Eunos Roadster instead of the classic car he first sought, and it rapidly falls apart.

Key Events

• The Roadster Plan — After humiliating failures, Asao concludes that roadsters are more effective. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• Money from His Grandfather — Asao obtains money by selling his grandfather's liver and kidneys. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• The Roadster Switch — The dealer substitutes a Eunos Roadster for the Austin Healey Asao initially wanted. Characters: Asao Location: Car dealership
• The Eunos Falls Apart — The Eunos begins falling apart after traveling only a few meters. Characters: Asao Location: Road
• Salvaging the Wreck — The dealer refuses to speak with Asao, who attaches fallen pieces to the car's rear. Characters: Asao Location: Road

From Wreck to Stolen Car

Asao's attempts to use the damaged roadster fail, and he sells it to a salvage company. He then steals an RX-7, whose failed brakes lead to a collision and a crash.

Key Events

• The Car Is Sold — After further unsuccessful approaches, Asao sells the wrecked car to a salvage company. Characters: Asao Location: Local salvage company
• The Stolen RX-7 — Asao finds an apparently abandoned RX-7 and decides to steal it. Characters: Asao Location: Road
• The Failed Brakes — The RX-7's brakes fail; Asao hits a woman and crashes into a billboard. Characters: Asao Location: Road and billboard

Escalating Fantasies

Asao imagines an erotic airline service and plans a bank robbery to pay for a flight. His subsequent misadventures include a foundry visit, joining the yakuza, becoming Zatoichi, and turning invisible.

Key Events

• The Airline Fantasy — Asao imagines sexual services aboard a first-class flight and decides to travel by plane. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• A Bank Robbery Plan — Without money for a flight, Asao plans an armed bank robbery. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• The Foundry Detour — Asao heads to a foundry to make a revolver for the planned robbery. Characters: Asao Location: Iron foundry in Kawaguchi City
• Surreal Misadventures — Asao's later adventures include joining the yakuza, becoming Zatoichi, and turning invisible. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified

The Fly-Man's Fall

Asao becomes a giant fly-man and is captured after diving into a large reservoir of feces. The post-credits scene continues his fly-man misadventure at Tokyo Tower.

Key Events

• The Fly-Man Transformation — Asao is transformed into a giant fly-man. Characters: Asao Location: Unspecified
• Captured in the Reservoir — Asao is captured after diving into a large reservoir of feces. Characters: Asao Location: Large reservoir of feces
• Tokyo Tower Epilogue — In the post-credits scene, fly-man Asao jumps around Tokyo and is impaled on Tokyo Tower. Characters: Asao Location: Tokyo Tower

Story Breakdown

• Erotic Car Fantasy — A television film convinces Asao that a desirable car will help him attract women.
  • Film Inspiration — Asao watches an erotic television film and forms his plan.
  • Luxury Car Search — He visits a dealer seeking a car for sexual conquests.
• The Budget Honda — Unable to afford an imported luxury car, Asao buys a modest Honda and tests his assumptions.
  • Cheap Car Purchase — Asao settles for a used Honda Today.
  • Street Rejection — His attempts to approach women fail.
• The Broken Roadster — Asao seeks money for a roadster and receives a failing car from the dealer.
  • Grandfather's Organs — Asao raises money by selling his grandfather's liver and kidneys.
  • Dealer's Substitution — The dealer sells him a Eunos Roadster instead of the Austin Healey he sought.
  • Salvage Sale — After the car falls apart and his attempts fail, Asao sells it.
• The Stolen RX-7 — Asao steals a parked sports car, but its mechanical failure turns his next attempt into a crash.
  • Car Theft — He takes an apparently abandoned Mazda RX-7 Turbo.
  • Brake Failure — The brakes fail, and the car hits a woman and a billboard.
• The Airline Scheme — A new erotic fantasy leads Asao to plan a robbery to finance air travel.
  • First-Class Fantasy — Asao imagines sexual services aboard a first-class 747 flight.
  • Foundry Weapon Plan — He plans a bank robbery and heads to a foundry to make a revolver.
• Surreal Transformations — Asao's later adventures leave ordinary life behind and culminate in his fly-man transformation.
  • Strange Adventures — His escapades include joining the yakuza, becoming Zatoichi, and becoming invisible.
  • Fly-Man Capture — As a giant fly-man, Asao is captured after diving into a reservoir of feces.
  • Tokyo Tower Epilogue — In the post-credits scene, he jumps around Tokyo before being impaled on Tokyo Tower.

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Key Cast

• Dankan — Asao
• Moeko Ezawa — Asao's Mother
• Hakuryu — Audition Judge
• Hideo Higashikokubaru — Doctor
• Akiji Kobayashi — Chief of World Defence Force