is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star
Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's
surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following ''
Takeshis''', and concluding with ''
Achilles and the Tortoise''.
Style
The
comedy crosses a broad range of genres common to
Japanese film in a fashion similar to ''
Getting Any?'', Kitano's 1995 parody. Kitano described the film as "a cinematic extension of his
manzai comedy routines that continues in much the same vein as his last feature, the similarly eclectic ''Takeshis."
Plot
Kitano plays a hapless
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
in search of a commercial hit, while suffering failure after failure as he tries out different genres.
Cast
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Takeshi Kitano
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Tōru Emori
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Kayoko Kishimoto
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Anne Suzuki
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Keiko Matsuzaka
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Yoshino Kimura
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki
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Yuki Uchida
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Akira Takarada
was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the ''Godzilla'' film series.
Life and career
Akira Takarada was born in Korea under Japanese rule, and lived for a time in Manchuria, China. His father worked as an engineer on the Sou ...
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Yumiko Fujita
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Ren Osugi
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Susumu Terajima
is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano.
Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's ''A Homansu''. He ...
*Naomasa Musaka
Reception
In 2007, the
Venice Film Festival introduced a new award named after the film; Kitano was the first recipient of this ''Glory to the Filmmaker!'' award.
Venice to hand out Kitano prize
'' Variety Asia Online''.
References
External links
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Movie trailer at Official siteKantoku Banzai reviewed at Twitch
{{Takeshi Kitano
2007 films
2007 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Takeshi Kitano
Japanese comedy-drama films
2000s Japanese-language films