What is "fall guy"

n. 1 one who is gullible and easily duped 2 scapegoat

n. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, sucker, soft touch, mug]

is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, art direction by Akira Takahashi. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

"Kamata koshin-kyoku" is originally a title of the tune that covered song "Song of the Vagabonds" of operetta " The Vagabond King" of Rudolph Friml in 1929. This single was released as a theme tune of " Shochiku Kamata studio" that was the stage of the movie. Originally, Yutaka Kawasaki and Naoko Soga sang this tune. In the movie, Keiko Ishizaka, Morio Kazama, and Mitsuru Hirata are singing.

A fall guy is someone to whom blame is deliberately and falsely attributed to deflect responsibility or blame from another party.

Fall Guy may refer to:

• Fall Guy, 1982 Japanese film
• Fall Guy (1947 film), 1947 American film
• The Fall Guy, 1980s American television adventure series
• The Fall Guy (1921 film), 1921 American film
• The Fall Guy (1930 film)

Fall Guy is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg. The drama features Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong and Teala Loring. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich's short story, "Cocaine."