Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Yūsuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yūko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi, Gurēto Gidayū, Rakkyo Ide, Fumie Hosokawa, Daigaku Sekine (more)VOD (1)
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Multi-talented filmmaker Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano takes a break from the violent gangster films which made his name outside Japan to deliver this story of the friendship between a small boy and a washed-up yakusa. When young Masao (Yusuke Sekiguchi) discovers a picture of his long-lost mother at his grandmother's house, he decides to leave the city and go in search of her. Travelling with the lazy, small-time gangster Kikujuro (Kitano), Masao's journey gets off to a bad start when the pair lose all their money at the racetrack and are forced to continue on foot. As their journey develops, and as they reach their final destination, the pair begin to appreciate that the most important thing about their quest has been the time they spent together. (Third Window Films)
(more)Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Yūsuke Sekiguchi
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Kayoko Kishimoto
Japan
Yūko Daike
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Kikujiro (1999)
Beat Kiyoshi
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
Takeshis' (2005)
Gurēto Gidayū
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Suicide Bus (1998)
Rakkyo Ide
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Snakes and Earrings (2008)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Fumie Hosokawa
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Daigaku Sekine
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
Yôji Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
One Piece! (1999)
Kikujiro (1999)
By Player (2000)
Akaji Maro
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Awaking (2006)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
小島可奈子
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Teketeke (2009)
The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)
Emi Kobayashi
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)