Rent Kikujiro (1999)
3.8 of 5 from 102 ratings
1h 56min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Masao is a quiet, sensitive nine year old boy who dreams of being reunited with his long lost mother. Kikujiro is a lazy, manipulative small time gangster and a most unlikely companion. They both set off on an extraordinary journey, hitchhiking their way across the country, living off their wits and the generosity of strangers. Gradually they begin to warm to each other as Kikujiro instinctively takes them from one close scrape to another. But when they reach their destination, it is not the happy reunion Masao had hoped for so Kikujiro decides to cheer the boy up and their return journey is a time Masao will never forget.
- Actors:
- Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, The Great Gidayû, Rakkyo Ide, Akaji Maro, Yûko Daike, Fumie Hosokawa, Nezumi Imamura, Bîto Kiyoshi, Daigaku Sekine, Yôji Tanaka, Makoto Inamiya, Hisahiko Murasawa, Tarou Suwata, Hidehisa Ebata, Kanako Kojima, Kyoko Nagata, Shimie Komura, Fuyu Ooba
- Directors:
- Takeshi Kitano
- Producers:
- Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
- Writers:
- Takeshi Kitano
- Aka:
- Kikujirô no natsu
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- Best Film Quests and Adventures, Top 10 Films of 1999
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/02/2016
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD High Resolution 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Jam Session: 90 Minute Documentary on the making Of 'Kikujiro' Directed by Award Winning Director Makoto Shinozaki
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Reviews (1) of Kikujiro
ENCHANTING JAPANESE MOVIE - Kikujiro review by GF
This is a warm and moving film, from Kitano, who plays the older character in the story in which an older man takes a young boy in search of his Mother. The journey to find her does not end as they think, but the return journey with additional characters is in parts funny and emotional.
All this and a beautiful score which sounds like the music to a Tom Waits song, (yes really!), make this an indelible experience.
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