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The story of Masao, a nine year old boy who wishes that he could meet up with his mother again. He along with Kikujiro, a small time gangster, undertake a long journey which brings them closer together. Read more
| Starring | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
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| Director | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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Kitano's violence-free 'road movie' (inspired by The Wizard of Oz, he says) is his most idiosyncratic film yet. He... read more on Time Out
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Kitano does cute and funny!
Well I expect if you're looking up this film you know what kind of films Kitano does, violent yakuza gangster and cop ones. Recently though he has produced ... read more »
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Dragged out end in otherwise very warming film
Brilliant and heart felt. Its quirky funny and saddening at the same time. The Japanese style of film is very different to typical american, but if you allow ... read more »
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Really bad acting, agressive behaviour, and terribly slow.
I felt no sympathy with the main character 'Kikujiro'.
No matter what happens to us, we choose to react a certain way. And the way this guy ... read more »
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Dull and uninspiring
Disappointing. This felt slow, dull and irritating. The main characters didn't pique my interest or my empathy. Interesting directing style and that's ... read more »
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Poignant and moving and at times very funny
A touching and poignant story of unlikely friendship. At the beginning of what looks like a lonely uneventful summer break a lonely child is accompanied by a ... read more »
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A sweet film.
A departure for Beat Takeshi in what is a very cute and very funny film. Takeshi plays the lead in a part that has him befriend a nine year old boy on a long ... read more »
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Charming
Nice film... Hard to make out who's the kid from the two central characters :o)... But I enjoyed it immensely and really cared for the characters.
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A boy's eye view
The thing that irks me about Takeshi is the implausability of so many of the scanrios he creates. Here is a fundamentally simple story, which breezes through ... read more »
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kikujiro
Having seen most of the directors films I was used to his style.
this was quite an enchanting film and at times very amusing.
I had lived ... read more »
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Lovely
If you are a fan of this director - and Japanese cinema in general - then you will enjoy this. Not his best but still very beautiful, very charming.
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Great Movie
A great movie by a great director. Takeshi Kitano, gives us a moving road story between a man and a little boy. The relationship between the two is really well ... read more »