Comedy ·Drama ·Fantasy · Japan · 2005 · 1h 48m

Takeshis'

Takeshis' poster
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Cast
Takeshi Kitano as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano Kotomi Kyono as Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor Kayoko Kishimoto as Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer Ren Osugi as Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver Susumu Terajima as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor Tetsu Watanabe as TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Crew
Katsumi Yanagijima — Director of Photography Yoshinori Ota — Editor Takeshi Kitano — Editor Nagi — Original Music Composer Takeshi Kitano — Writer Masayuki Mori — Producer
Tagline

500% Kitano - nothing to add!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Takeshis' — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
hallucinationsurrealsurrealismcelebrityself-referentialdoppelgängersemi autobiographicalmetafictionmeta
Key Collaborators
Takeshi Kitano Director Katsumi Yanagijima Director of Photography Yoshinori Ota Editor Takeshi Kitano Editor Nagi Original Music Composer Takeshi Kitano Writer Masayuki Mori Producer Takio Yoshida Producer Norihiro Isoda Production Design Yohji Yamamoto Costume Design
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