Kikujiro

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Kikujiro

Yusuke Sekiguchi

Masao

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kikujiro's Wife

Yuko Daike

Masao's Mother

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Masao's Grandmother

Beat Kiyoshi

Man at Bus Stop

The Great Gidayû

Biker Fatso

Rakkyo Ide

Biker Baldy

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Nezumi Imamura

An-chan

Fumie Hosokawa

Juggler Girl

Akaji Maro

Crazy Man

Daigaku Sekine

Yakuza Boss

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Makoto Inamiya

Yakuza Henchman #1

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Hisahiko Murasawa

Yakuza Henchman #2

Yoji Tanaka

Yakuza Henchman #3

Kanako Kojima

Hostess #1

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Fuyu Ooba

Hostess #2

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Yuko Yasui

Hostess #3

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Chiyomi Matsumoto

Hostess #4

Hidehisa Ebata

Stall-keeper

Crew

Art

• Tatsuo Ozeki Production Design
• Norihiro Isoda Art Direction

Camera

• Katsumi Yanagijima Director of Photography

Directing

• Takeshi Kitano Director
• Hiroshi Shimizu Assistant Director

Editing

• Yoshinori Ota Editor
• Takeshi Kitano Editor

Lighting

• Hitoshi Takaya Lighting Director

Production

• Shinji Komiya Production Manager
• Takefumi Yoshikawa Casting
• Takio Yoshida Producer
• Shinji Komiya Line Producer
• Masayuki Mori Producer

Sound

• Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer

Writing

• Takeshi Kitano Screenplay

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