Counterfeiting is one of those movie crimes that, by the laws of script writing, is doomed to fail, like the overelaborate heists that end with the thieves either dead or captured and their loot billowing up in clouds of green from an open briefcase.
It's also a crime, though, that appeals to larcenous, nonviolent dreamers, since passing funny money seems unlikely to get you shot or even caught if you're clever enough. What, one wonders, is the reality?
"Nisesatsu" ("Counterfeit Bills"), the first film directed by comedian/chef/ character actor Yuichi Kimura, is based on a true incident that occurred in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1951.