Kikujirô no natsu (1999)
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User Rating: 7.7/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano (written by)
Release Date: 26 May 2000 (USA)
Genre: Drama | Comedy
Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations
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
Plot: Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.
Awards:
Awards of the Japanese Academy
2000 Won: Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Music Score Joe Hisaishi, Best Supporting Actress Kayoko Kishimoto
Nominated: Award of the Japanese Academy Best Film
Cannes Film Festival
1999 Nominated Golden Palm for Takeshi Kitano
Valladolid International Film Festival
1999 Won: Best Actor for Takeshi Kitano, FIPRESCI Prize for Takeshi Kitano (For treating a drama of loneliness and self-discovery with an original sense of comedy and for enrichening the director's personal vision of the world.)
Nominated: Golden Spike for Takeshi Kitano
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