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Takeshis' (2005)

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User Rating: 6.5/10 (1,191 votes)

Overview

Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano (written by)
Release Date:
5 November 2005 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
500% Kitano - nothing to add!
Plot:
Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
brilliant ideas, little cohesion more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Takeshi Kitano ... Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano (as Beat Takeshi)
Kotomi Kyono ... Takeshi's Girl Friend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko Kishimoto ... Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Customer
Ren Osugi ... Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu Terajima ... Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu Watanabe ... TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Akihiro Miwa ... Himself
Naomasa Musaka
Kôichi Ueda
Tsutomu Takeshige
Beat Kiyoshi
Junya Takaki ... Himself
Shôgo Kimura
Kanji Tsuda
Makoto Ashikawa
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fractal (Japan) (working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Tokyo, Japan
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The audience at the 2006 Venice Film Festival was very confused and frustrated about the film. But Kitano had warned the audience ahead, asking them not to attempt to analyze the film, but instead, just to let go and feel the film, and in the press conference afterwards, Kitano said that he wanted audiences to come out of this film not knowing what to say or what to think. more
Quotes:
Beat Takeshi: That guy... the one who looks like me. What could his life be like? more
Movie Connections:
References "Shakugan no Shana" (2005) more

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11 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
brilliant ideas, little cohesion, 9 September 2005
4/10
Author: verbiageon from Canada

The film has a lot of potential, with tons of funny and impressive scenes and situations, characters who are made complete and alive with only a few brush strokes. It starts off as a wry satirical depiction of Japan's TV land and "Jollywood," and becomes increasingly surrealistic as it moves along (I'm using the word moves very loosely, as I couldn't see much plot development). It's Takeshi's 8 1/2, referencing a lot of the director/performer/producer's earlier work and showing his agony as artist and celebrity... There were also references to several classics (Scorcese's Taxi Driver comes to mind, for one) I'm only giving it a 4, as the last third of the film falls apart in a jumble of disjointed scenes, some of which remain too static too long.

I felt that Takeshi's contained enough stuff for several enjoyable movies, but a lot of it went to waste and was repeated ad nauseam. I think viewers could have a better experience with this movie if they were prepared to sit back and relax, enjoying eye candy and little bits thrown on the screen. To expect a follow-able plot would be a big mistake!

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