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Takeshis'

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20056.11h 48m

Overview

Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Written by Takeshi Kitano
Produced by Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
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Top Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor

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Akihiro Miwa

Self

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Film Studios Tattooist

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Film Crew Member close to the Director

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Film Director

Themes & Keywords

hallucinationsurrealsurrealismcelebrityself-referentialdoppelgängersemi autobiographicalmetafictionmeta

About Takeshis'

Takeshis' is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2005 exploring themes of hallucination, surreal, surrealism, celebrity, self-referential, doppelgänger. Directed by Takeshi Kitano, it stars Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyono, Kayoko Kishimoto. Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

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