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Kantoku · Banzai!

  • 2007
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.2K
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Takeshi Kitano in Kantoku · Banzai! (2007)
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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.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.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Writer
      • Takeshi Kitano
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Kitano
      • Tôru Emori
      • Kayoko Kishimoto
    • 15User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Takeshi Kitano
    Takeshi Kitano
      Tôru Emori
      Kayoko Kishimoto
      Kayoko Kishimoto
      Anne Suzuki
      Anne Suzuki
      Keiko Matsuzaka
      Yoshino Kimura
      Yoshino Kimura
      Kazuko Yoshiyuki
      Kazuko Yoshiyuki
      Yuki Uchida
      Yuki Uchida
      Akira Takarada
      Akira Takarada
      Yumiko Fujita
      Ren Ôsugi
      Ren Ôsugi
      Susumu Terajima
      Susumu Terajima
      Naomasa Musaka
      Tetsu Watanabe
      Tetsu Watanabe
      Rakkyo Ide
      Rakkyo Ide
      Moro Morooka
      Moro Morooka
      Shun Sugata
      Shun Sugata
      Tamotsu Ishibashi
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        • Takeshi Kitano
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        • Takeshi Kitano
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      • Trivia
        Takeshi Kitano has described this film as part of the ongoing "creative destruction" of his career, which began in 2005 with Takeshis' (2005).
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      User reviews15

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      10/10
      Long Live Kitano!!!!
      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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      • Release date
        • June 2, 2007 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official sites
        • CTV International (France)
        • Official site
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Glory to the Filmmaker!
      • Filming locations
        • Tokyo, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Bandai Visual Company
        • Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
        • DENTSU Music And Entertainment
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $410,999
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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