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Kikujiro

Original title: 菊次郎の夏

1999 · 2h 1m

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

7.5

TMDB audience score
629 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Brash, 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.

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Cast

  • Takeshi Kitano
    Kikujiro

  • Yusuke Sekiguchi
    Masao

  • Kayoko Kishimoto
    Kikujiro's Wife

  • Yuko Daike
    Masao's Mother

  • Kazuko Yoshiyuki
    Masao's Grandmother

  • Beat Kiyoshi
    Man at Bus Stop

  • The Great Gidayû
    Biker Fatso

  • Rakkyo Ide
    Biker Baldy

  • Nezumi Imamura
    An-chan

  • Fumie Hosokawa
    Juggler Girl

  • Akaji Maro
    Crazy Man

  • Daigaku Sekine
    Yakuza Boss

  • Makoto Inamiya
    Yakuza Henchman #1

  • Hisahiko Murasawa
    Yakuza Henchman #2

  • Yoji Tanaka
    Yakuza Henchman #3

  • Kanako Kojima
    Hostess #1

  • Fuyu Ooba
    Hostess #2

  • Yuko Yasui
    Hostess #3