[RG] Kikujiro (1999)

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Title: Kikujir? no natsu (Kikujiro)
Year Released: 1999
Directed By: Takeshi Kitano
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199683/

By 1999 Takeshi Kitano had quite rightly gained a lot of international recognition for his brilliantly constructed
Yakuza/Cop stories, but was apparently dis-satisfied that everybody tended to focus on the violence in them. So he
decided to make a movie without any violence to remind people that he was a much more rounded talent than that. "Are you
sure about this?", the world asked. "Yes", he replied... and made Kikujiro.

Kikujiro is difficult to adequately describe, but the fact that it was allegedly inspired by the Wizard of Oz is a good
starting point. The basic premise is a road trip, where Kitano is the unlikely chaperone for a little boy who wants to go
and find his mother. After gambling away all the money his wife gives him to take the kid, they have to improvise their
transport across the country. Along the way they meet a small but colourful cast of characters, and get to know each
other a little bit too.

I'd hesitated about picking this up for ages, and eventually went for a rental rather than a purchase. Kitano minus
violence just didn't seem right! But that was definitely an injustice I was doing him, and Kikujiro is a good
demonstration that his talents really are much broader. In fact, after watching it there is no doubt that he is one of
the greatest director/actor/writer and editor working in the world today. A brilliantly painted story, full of subtly
and quirkiness. Awesome cinematography and an incredible soundtrack... truly world class in every respect. Well, to be
fair the child actor was a bit stiff, but it seems mean to hold that against the movie.

Cast:

Takeshi Kitano ... Kikujiro (as Beat Takeshi)
Yusuke Sekiguchi ... Masao
Kayoko Kishimoto ... Kikujiro's Wife
Yuuko 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

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