Takeshis'

Takeshis'

2005
1h 48m
6.1

6.1/10

86 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama Fantasy

"500% Kitano - nothing to add!"

Overview

Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
dentsu Music and Entertainment TV Asahi Office Kitano Bandai Visual Tokyo FM
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

hallucination surreal surrealism celebrity self-referential doppelgänger semi autobiographical metafiction meta

Quick Facts

Release Date September 2, 2005
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0478044

Cast

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano

Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Kotomi Kyono
Kotomi Kyono

Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor

Kayoko Kishimoto
Kayoko Kishimoto

Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer

Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi

Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver

Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima

Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor

Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe

TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor

Akihiro Miwa
Akihiro Miwa

Self

Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka

Film Studios Tattooist

Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda

Film Crew Member close to the Director

Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda

Film Director

Makoto Ashikawa
Makoto Ashikawa

Assistant at Audition

Tamotsu Ishibashi
Tamotsu Ishibashi

Key Crew

Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Writer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Takio Yoshida
Producer