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Kizzu ritân (1996)
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27 July 1996 (Japan) morePlot:
Two buddies visit the schoolyard of the high school they used to attend, and remember their young and dumb days... more | add synopsisAwards:
13 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
The beautiful struggle that is life... moreCast
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Directed by | |||
| Takeshi Kitano | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Takeshi Kitano | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Masayuki Mori | .... | producer | |
| Yasushi Tsuge | .... | producer | |
| Takio Yoshida | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Joe Hisaishi | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Katsumi Yanagijima | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Takeshi Kitano | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Norihiro Isoda | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Tatsuo Ozeki | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Michio Miyauchi | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Michinao Kai | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Satoshi Aihara | .... | assistant director | |
| Shinsuke Ono | .... | assistant director | |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | .... | assistant director | |
| Masaya Takahashi | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Yukio Hokari | .... | sound effects | |
| Masahiko Okase | .... | sound effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Kiyoshi Itô | .... | assistant camera | |
| Hitoshi Takaya | .... | gaffer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- NFM Distributie (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
- Channel Neko (2007) (Japan) (TV)
- Des Films (France) (DVD)
- EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
- Filmfreak Distributie (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
- Prime Time Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Second Sight Films (2008) (UK) (DVD)
- Studio Canal (France) (DVD)
- Aoi Studio post-production sound services
- Comtec
- Continental Far East Dolby consultant
- Kenwood
- Kodak Japan film stock supplied by
- MoonStar Chemical
- NAC Image Technology camera equipment supplied by
- NTT Docomo
- Nihon Shomei Co. lighting equipment supplied by
- Polydor soundtrack
- Teraokaseiko
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. film processing
- Unitsu Service
- Yoshikawa Casting Office casting
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Shinji: Masaru, do you think we're already finished?Masaru: Hell no. We haven't even started.
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Shinji looks up to his friend Masaru, who doesn't seem to worry about the future nor his education... instead he spends his time pulling pranks on fellow students and teachers.
They don't bother looking for a purpose in life unlike many of the other characters, who all seem to have personal agendas or desperately seeking meaning.
Obviously they are failures in the eyes of overachieving Japanese society.
After a series of events they eventually find their goal in life. Shinji becomes a talented boxer and Masaru is making a fast career within the local yakuza.
This is a very personal and honest 'Kitano', an underdog story filled with moments of humor, melancholy, cynicism and realism. In life there are no real winners or losers, choices are made and often we fail.
In the end there is a moment of genuine Kitano magic, (like in most of his movies) where in one line one of them says it all.
Superb ! 9.5/10