Kikujiro

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Movie: Kikujiro
Romaji: Kikujirô no natsu
Japanese: 菊次郎の夏
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Assistant Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Producer:
Cinematographer
Release Date: May 26, 2000
Runtime: 121 min
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano - Kikujiro
Yusuke Sekiguchi - Masao
Kayoko Kishimoto - Kikujiro's Wife
Yuuko Daike - Masao's Mother
Kazuko Yoshiyuki - Masao's Grandmother
Bito Kiyoshi - Man at Bus Stop
Great Gidayu - Biker / Fatso
Rakkyo Ide - Biker / Baldy
Nezumi Mamura - Traveling Man
Fumie Hosokawa - Juggler Girl
Akaji Maro - Scary Man
Daigaku Sekine - Yakuza Boss
Makoto Inamiya - Yakuza Henchman
Hisahiko Murasawa - Yakuza Henchman
Fuyu Ooba - Hostess
Shuji Otsuki
Yoji Tanaka - Yakuza Henchman
Takeshi Onishi - truck driver

Comments

Eskimo Jul 05 2019 8:02 pm This film reminds me of the Brazilian movie "Central do Brasil"

Mike Warr Feb 11 2015 6:18 am Saw this on SBS the other night and it was a mad film. Loved it. You follow this kid that has found an address for the mother he never met. A former neighbour funds his trip and sends her boyfriend - who is socially irresponsible to go with him. As the journey progresses, the 2 characters move through the phases of awkwardness to trust and to a pure bond of friendship. This is a real story of life's journey where we meet people along the way, walk with them for a while, some stay, some choose another direction. Contrasting this with the real landscape of things that happen to all of us.

The film is funny, bitter, sweet and heart warming but most of all a testimony to human kindness that comes from unexpected places where the hero and the protagonist actually become closer once they find some commonality. It is a must see.

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