Kikujiro
Kikujiro

Movie·1999·2h 1m

Kikujiro

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

Original title: 菊次郎の夏

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.

Producer

Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori

Cinematography

Katsumi Yanagijima

Music

Joe Hisaishi

Editor

Yoshinori Ota

Themes

japanloserroad triptraveldisappearancesummerhitchhiking

Production House

Nippon Herald Films
Bandai Visual
Office Kitano
Tokyo FM

Audience Score

75%

597 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Kikujiro

Yusuke Sekiguchi

Yusuke Sekiguchi

Masao

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kikujiro's Wife

Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Masao's Mother

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Masao's Grandmother

Beat Kiyoshi

Beat Kiyoshi

Man at Bus Stop

The Great Gidayû

The Great Gidayû

Biker Fatso

Rakkyo Ide

Rakkyo Ide

Biker Baldy

Nezumi Imamura

An-chan

Fumie Hosokawa

Fumie Hosokawa

Juggler Girl

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Crazy Man

Daigaku Sekine

Daigaku Sekine

Yakuza Boss

Makoto Inamiya

Yakuza Henchman #1

Hisahiko Murasawa

Yakuza Henchman #2

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yakuza Henchman #3

Kanako Kojima

Kanako Kojima

Hostess #1

Fuyu Ooba

Hostess #2

Yuko Yasui

Hostess #3

// crew

Crew

Yoshinori Ota

Editor

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay, Editor, Director

Takio Yoshida

Producer

Katsumi Yanagijima

Katsumi Yanagijima

Director of Photography

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Producer

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