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Takeshis'

Takeshis'

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 48m
ComedyDramaFantasy
6.3
IMDB Rating
4,213 votes

Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.

Director
Takeshi Kitano
Writers
N/A
Stars
Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyôno, Kayoko Kishimoto
Release Date
November 5, 2005
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 24
Reviews
📋 2.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
as Beat Takeshi
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Kotomi Kyôno
as Takeshi's Girl Friend
Kayoko Kishimoto
Kayoko Kishimoto
as Mahjong Parlor Woman
Ren Ôsugi
Ren Ôsugi
as Takeshi's Manager
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
as Takeshi's Friend
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe
as TV Wardrobe Master
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Akihiro Miwa
as Self
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Naomasa Musaka
as Film studios Tattooist
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Kôichi Ueda
as Film crew member close to the Director
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Tsutomu Takeshige

💰 Box Office

$1,270,717
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Tokyo, Japan
Production
Bandai Visual Company, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., DENTSU Music And Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

original author as characteractress playing multiple rolesactor playing multiple roleswritten and directed by cast membersurrealism

🎯 Categories

JapaneseComedyDramaFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

This was a hilarious self-parody of Kitano's movie career.
by caprime2006-07-30
8/10

"Quirky? yes. Disjointed? Yes. Hysterical? Absolutely. Having watched Kitano's interpretation of Zatoichi, Blood and Bones, Brother, Kikujiro and Battle Royal I and II, this movie is a complete spoof of his recent movie making career. How he managed to bring so many actors from all of these previous films onto one stage is quite something. In all honesty, viewers shouldn't try to read too much into Takeshis'. It's Kitano. It's Kitano showing us what he feels we know of him in his films. Explosive, comical, distant, a little off the hook. Takeshis' won't make m..."

💡 Did You Know?

The audience at the 2006 Venice Film Festival was very confused and frustrated about the film. But Kitano had warned the audience ahead, asking them not to attempt to analyze the film, but instead, just to let go and feel the film, and in the press conference afterwards, Kitano said that he wanted audiences to come out of this film not knowing what to say or what to think.

📖 Synopsis

Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.