Kikujiro ( Kikujirô no natsu ) ( Kikujiros sommar )

Kikujiro (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Kikujirô no natsu
Alternate Title: Kikujiros sommar
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Surround )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Takeshi Kitano

Written By:
Takeshi Kitano

Actors:
Takeshi Kitano ..... Kikujiro
Yusuke Sekiguchi ..... Masao
Kayoko Kishimoto ..... Kikujiro's Wife
The Great Gidayû ..... Biker
Rakkyo Ide ..... Biker's Friend
Akaji Maro ..... Crazy Man
Yûko Daike ..... Masao's Mother
Fumie Hosokawa ..... Juggler Girl
Nezumi Imamura ..... An-chan
Bîto Kiyoshi ..... Man at Bus Stop
Daigaku Sekine ..... Yakuza Boss
Yôji Tanaka ..... Yakuza Henchman
Makoto Inamiya ..... Yakuza Henchman
Hisahiko Murasawa ..... Yakuza Henchman
Tarou Suwata ..... Stall-keeper

Synopsis:

Multi-talented filmmaker Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano takes a break from the violent gangster films which made his name outside Japan to deliver this story of the friendship between a small boy and a washed-up yakusa. When young Masao (Yusuke Sekiguchi) discovers a picture of his long-lost mother at his grandmother's house, he decides to leave the city and go in search of her. Travelling with the lazy, small-time gangster Kikujuro (Kitano), Masao's journey gets off to a bad start when the pair lose all their money at the racetrack and are forced to continue on foot. As their journey develops, and as they reach their final destination, the pair begin to appreciate that the most important thing about their quest has been the time they spent together.

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.

A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 April, 2016.