Takeshis'
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| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Starring | Takeshi Kitano Susumu Terajima Kotomi Kyono |
| Music by | NAGI |
| Editing by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Language | Japanese |
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Takeshis' is a 2005 Japanese film starring and directed by Takeshi Kitano.
The plot's vague, often detached narrative is a considerable source of humour within the film. It has been lauded as both an achievement of surreal comedy and a work of considerable editorial complexity.
A prominent theme of the movie is duality, as almost all the main characters appear in two forms or roles. Although it is hard to lay one's finger on the interpretation of this film, it can be said that self actualization is at least a major underlying theme.
[edit] Plot
Kitano, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Takeshi, who is a struggling actor. After the meeting, Takeshi's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.
[edit] Cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Beat Takeshi/Mr. Kitano
- Kotomi Kyono as Takeshi's Girlfriend/Kitano's female neighbor
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Mahjong parlor woman/audition producer/customer
- Ren Osugi as Takeshi's Manager/Taxi driver
- Susumu Terajima as Takeshi's friend/Kitano's yakuza neighbor
- Tetsu Watanabe as TV wardrobe master/noodle cook/audition actor
- Taichi Saotome as himself
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Takeshis' movie preview - Culture Café (French)
- Takeshis' at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
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