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6.7/10   679 votes
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Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 June 2007 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
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. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Long Live Kitano!!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Glory to the Filmmaker! (International: English title)
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Runtime:
108 min | Canada:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14A
Filming Locations:
Tokyo, Japan

Fun Stuff

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. more
Movie Connections:
References Life of Brian (1979) more

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18 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Long Live Kitano!!!!, 1 June 2007
10/10
Author: bruce_files_3 from a Beach

Takeshi's gang hit again. And its a good one. But I am a fan, so don't consider much my opinion. Just keep in mind about this film that if not anything else, it will expand your mind about what is cinema today. That doesn't mean that everything is fresh or striking in those two hours, nor that there is a serious possibility that you will like it, if you ain't a "Kitano-fan"!

Then again, Mr. Kitano has stopped making films for the audience or the critics (whatever that means). And the results only his fans can appreciate it. All the rest, better go back and revisit his previous films. Then, you too, will want to shout,

"Kantoku...Banzai!!!",

indeed!!!!!

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