Character Relationship Map: Getting Any?

Characters

• Asao (played by Dankan) — protagonist

  The naive and goofy 35-year-old protagonist who is sexually inexperienced and driven by erotic film fantasies to pursue a luxury car and romantic conquests, leading him through a series of surreal and...

• Asao's Mother (played by Moeko Ezawa) — protagonist

  Asao's biological mother, listed separately from the first entry, appearing in a minor capacity.

• Scientist (played by Takeshi Kitano) — minor
• Scientist's Assistant (played by Makoto Ashikawa) — minor
• Asao's Mother (played by Tokie Hidari) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Asao's Mother → Asao (mother)
• Asao's Mother → Asao (mother)
• Scientist's Assistant → Scientist (assistant)

Story Analysis

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

Plot Progression

1. 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.
2. 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 a...
3. 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.
4. 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...
5. 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.