Movie

Asakusa Kid

2021 · 123 min

A warm, bittersweet backstage drama about comedy and mentorship, funny and tender, with a quiet ache as careers rise and fall.

Tagline: I'm a comedian, you fool!
Overview: Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, friendship, betrayal, aging
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
betrayal
aging
art
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild