Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
"Kantoku · Banzai!" (original title)

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Takeshi Kitano

Stars:

Takeshi Kitano, Tôru Emori, Kayoko Kishimoto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kitano	...	(as Beat Takeshi)
Tôru Emori
Kayoko Kishimoto
Anne Suzuki
Keiko Matsuzaka
Yoshino Kimura
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Yuki Uchida
Akira Takarada
Yumiko Fujita
Ren Ohsugi
Susumu Terajima
Naomasa Musaka
Tetsu Watanabe
Rakkyo Ide

Storyline

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.

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Plot Keywords:

zatoichi | written and directed by cast member | inflatable doll | japan | setagaya | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CTV International [fr] Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 June 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Glory to the Filmmaker!

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., DENTSU Music And Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the first scenes/credits of this movie, the Takeshi Kitano's stunt doll is submitted to some medical examinations. When the results are shown on the technicians' screens, the patient name constantly changes from result to result. The names refer to some Masters of the Japanese Cinema and their birth/death dates.

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Connections

Spoofs The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)

User Reviews

Kitano brainstorming..

So.. Kitano has a sense of humor after all! Just kidding. The movie has some points for the general audience but most of it requires some background in history of Japanese cinema, kitano's career, kitano way of life, etc..

So if you really want to see everything from Kitano's factory it's OK to watch, if you are really knowledgeable about all that stuff you probably got to watch it, but if you are neither one of them then you'll do fine without even knowing that it exists, although if you watch it (and have the presence of mind of not expecting much of it) then you can have a reasonably good time with it.

Kitano is having a hard time accepting he is meant to make movies of a special kind which is not the case of this movie.. He even mentions it in the movie: "I said I wont do another movie with violence and I got to stick to it" Well.. I'm afraid our dear Mr Kitano will have to swallow those words sooner or later, preferably long before he runs out of money.