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Kikujiro
Sign in to saveis a 1999 Japanese road drama film written, directed and co-edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film with Yusuke Sekiguchi. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
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7.5Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Kikujiro
- Yusuke Sekiguchi as Masao
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Kikujiro's Wife
- Yuko Daike as Masao's Mother
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Masao's Grandmother
- Beat Kiyoshi as Man at Bus Stop
Themes
- japan
- loser
- road trip
- travel
- disappearance
- summer
- hitchhiking
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Key facts
- Film.producer
- Shinji KomiyaMasayuki MoriTakio Yoshida
- Film.writer
- Takeshi Kitano
- Film.starring
- Takeshi KitanoYusuke Sekiguchi
- Film.music
- Joe Hisaishi
- Film.cinematography
- Katsumi Yanagishima
- Film.editing
- Takeshi KitanoYoshinori Ota
- Film.studio
- Bandai VisualTokyo FM
- Film.distributor
- Nippon Herald FilmsOffice Kitano
- Film.runtime
- 121 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Film.language
- Japanese
- Film.gross
- $200,920 (United States)
- Album.name
- Kikujiro's Summer
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Joe Hisaishi
- Album.cover
- Kikujiro summer - album cover.jpg
- Album.border
- yes
- Album.caption
- Milan Records cover
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 317448
- Official website
- www.office-kitano.co.jp/contents/kikujiro
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- publication date
- 1999-06-05
- title
- 菊次郎の夏
- review score
- 44/100
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is a 1999 Japanese road drama film written, directed and co-edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film with Yusuke Sekiguchi. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
Kikujiro tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother during his summer vacation. The film is mostly divided into smaller chapters, listed as entries in the boy's summer vacation diary. Kitano's inspiration for the character (not the film) was his own father, Kikujiro Kitano, a gambler who struggled to feed his family and pay the rent.