Takeshis'

Takeshis'

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 2, 2005

Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

Takeshis'

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 2, 2005

Takeshis'
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, DENTSU Music And Entertainment, tv asahi
Original title Takeshis'
Directors Takeshi Kitano
Writers Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Kotomi Kyôno

as Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor

Kayoko Kishimoto

as Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer

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

Akihiro Miwa

as Self

Naomasa Musaka

as Film Studios Tattooist

Koichi Ueda

as Film Crew Member close to the Director

Kanji Tsuda

as Film Director

Makoto Ashikawa

as Assistant at Audition

Toshi

as

Taichi Saotome

as Young Man

Takagi Junya

as Self

Yoshiyuki Morishita

as Light Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank

Jonathan Legg

as American Soldier