| Kikujiro | |
|---|---|
 US DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Produced by | Masayuki Mori Takio Yoshida |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Editing by | Takeshi Kitano Yoshinori Oota |
| Distributed by | Office Kitano |
| Released | June 5, 1999 |
| Running time | 121 min. |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| JMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Kikujiro (菊次郎の夏 Kikujiro no natsu) is a 1999 Japanese film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Plot[]
An ex-yakuza named Kikujiro helps a young boy named Masao find his mother. At first he doesn't take the trip seriously, and takes every opportunity to gamble or get himself into other trouble. But when Masao is confronted by a molester and narrowly escapes, Kikujiro starts to feel a little bit more protective of him and decides to dedicate himself to trying to help the boy.
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
- Great Gidayu ... Biker/Fatso
- Rakkyo Ide ... Biker/Baldy
- Nezumi Mamura ... Traveling Man
- Fumie Hosokawa ... Juggler Girl
- Akaji Maro ... Scary Man
- Daigaku Sekine ... Yakuza Boss
- Makoto Inamiya ... Yakuza Henchman
- Hisahiko Murasawa ... Yakuza Henchman
- Fuyu Ooba ... Hostess
- Shuji Otsuki
- Yoji Tanaka ... Yakuza Henchman
External links[]
- Kikujiro at Sony Pictures
- Kikujiro at Wikipedia
- Kikujiro review at KFCC