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In the tradition of Central Station comes KIKUJIRO, the highly acclaimed new film from Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, the award-winning director of (Fireworks, Hana-Bi and Sonatine). Lonely nine-year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, a woman he's never met. He's accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by surly, middle-aged petty crook KIKUJIRO (Kitano), who is none too happy being the chaperone. When KIKUJIRO gambles away all of Masao's travel money, the two must rely on their wits and the kindness of colorful strangers. Along the way, as the two share a series of wild and unpredictable adventures, they end up at a destination that neither of them could have imagined.
Original Release
06/05/1999
US Release
05/26/2000
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Yusuke Sekiguchi | Masao |
Kayoko Kishimoto | Kikujiro's Wife |
The Great Gidayû | Biker / Biker Fatso |
Rakkyo Ide | Biker's Friend / Biker Baldy |
Akaji Maro | Crazy Man |
Yûko Daike | Masao's Mother |
Fumie Hosokawa | Juggler Girl |
Nezumi Imamura | An-chan |
Beat Kiyoshi | Man at Bus Stop |
Daigaku Sekine | Yakuza Boss |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yusuke Sekiguchi | Masao |
Kayoko Kishimoto | Kikujiro's Wife |
The Great Gidayû | Biker / Biker Fatso |
Rakkyo Ide | Biker's Friend / Biker Baldy |
Akaji Maro | Crazy Man |
Yûko Daike | Masao's Mother |
Fumie Hosokawa | Juggler Girl |
Nezumi Imamura | An-chan |
Beat Kiyoshi | Man at Bus Stop |
Daigaku Sekine | Yakuza Boss |
Yôji Tanaka | Yakuza Henchman / Yakuza Henchman #3 |
Makoto Inamiya | Yakuza Henchman / Yakuza Henchman #1 |
Hisahiko Murasawa | Yakuza Henchman / Yakuza Henchman #2 |
Tarou Suwata | Stall-keeper |
Hidehisa Ebata | Stall-keeper |
Kanako Kojima | Hostess |
Kyoko Nagata | Hostess |
Shimie Komura | Hostess |
Fuyu Ooba | Hostess / Hostess #2 |
Chiyuki Matsumoto | Hostess |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Shinji Komiya | Producer |
Masayuki Mori | Producer |
Takio Yoshida | Producer |