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Kikujiro

1999 · 121 min

A gentle, meandering summer journey that drifts between quiet sadness and goofy warmth, leaving a soft ache of tenderness.

Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto
Overview
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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Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • loneliness
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • friendship
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Written by
Takeshi Kitano
Starring
Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yuko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi, The Great Gidayû, Rakkyo Ide
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Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Runtime
121 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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