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Kikujiro

Original title: Kikujirô no natsu
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
21K
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Kikujiro (1999)
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A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the ... Read allA young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.

  • Director
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Writer
    • Takeshi Kitano
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kitano
    • Yusuke Sekiguchi
    • Kayoko Kishimoto
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Kitano
      • Yusuke Sekiguchi
      • Kayoko Kishimoto
    • 109User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    Takeshi Kitano and Yusuke Sekiguchi in Kikujiro (1999)
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    Top cast

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    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
    • Kikujiro
    • (as Beat Takeshi)
    Yusuke Sekiguchi
    • Masao
    Kayoko Kishimoto
    Kayoko Kishimoto
    • Kikujiro's Wife
    The Great Gidayû
    • Biker
    • (as Gurêto Gidayû)
    Rakkyo Ide
    Rakkyo Ide
    • Biker's Friend
    Akaji Maro
    Akaji Maro
    • Crazy Man
    Yûko Daike
    Yûko Daike
    • Masao's Mother
    Fumie Hosokawa
    • Juggler Girl
    Nezumi Imamura
    • An-chan
    Beat Kiyoshi
    • Man at Bus Stop
    • (as Bîto Kiyoshi)
    Daigaku Sekine
    • Yakuza Boss
    Yôji Tanaka
    • Yakuza Henchman
    • (as Yoji Tanaka)
    Makoto Inamiya
    • Yakuza Henchman
    Hisahiko Murasawa
    • Yakuza Henchman
    Tarou Suwata
    • Stall-keeper
    Hidehisa Ebata
    • Stall-keeper
    Kanako Kojima
    • Hostess
    Kyoko Nagata
    • Hostess
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Takeshi Kitano made this gentler film as an antidote to his usual violent gangster movies.
    • Quotes

      Masao: By the way, Mister, what is your name?

      Kikujiro: It's Kikujiro, dammit.

    • Crazy credits
      There's one more scene after the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jam session - Kikujiro no natsu koshiki kaizokuban (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Summer
      Written by Joe Hisaishi

    User reviews109

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    Takeshi Kitano's most underrated movie.
    Western audiences basically only know Beat Takeshi for his tough guy persona. Japanese audiences have seen many sides to him for a long time, and probably regard him as a comedian more than anything else. Maybe this is the reason why 'Kikujiro' isn't all that well known. Takeshi wrote and directed this movie as a follow up to his most celebrated work 'Hana-bi', but as it isn't a yakuza crime drama, it seems to have been largely overlooked. And that's a damn shame, because it's a very good movie, and anyone who enjoys Kitano's work will enjoy it. On paper the plot looks very Disney-like (grumpy old coot hits the road with an unhappy kid), but hey, this is Beat Takeshi, so what he does with it is always original and surprising. Much of the movie is playful, but then much of 'Sonatine' was too, only 'Kikujiro' doesn't mix that up with the orgy of violence you might expect from watching Kitano's better known movies. However it does have some dark moments that you would NEVER see in a Hollywood film dealing with similar "heart warming" subject matter, especially the "scary man" sequence featuring Akaji Maro, an actor you might recognise from Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'. I enjoyed 'Kikujiro' a lot, and the more Kitano movies I see, the more I think he is one of the most underrated directors working today.
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    • Infofreak
    • Nov 22, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • La Rabbia (France)
      • official
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mua He Cua Kikujiro
    • Filming locations
      • Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan(Masao and his friend walk across the temple grounds)
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Nippon Herald Films
      • Office Kitano
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $200,920
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,079
      • May 28, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $461,259
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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