Kikujiro

Kikujiro

117 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | June 5, 1999

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.

Kikujiro

117 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | June 5, 1999

Kikujiro
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, Nippon Herald Films
Original title 菊次郎の夏
Directors Hiroshi Shimizu, Takeshi Kitano
Writers Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

as Kikujiro

Yusuke Sekiguchi

as Masao

Kayoko Kishimoto

as Kikujiro's Wife

Yuko Daike

as Masao's Mother

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

as Masao's Grandmother

Beat Kiyoshi

as Man at Bus Stop

Gurêto Gidayû

as Biker Fatso

Rakkyo Ide

as Biker Baldy

Nezumi Imamura

as An-chan

Fumie Hosokawa

as Juggler Girl

Akaji Maro

as Crazy Man

Daigaku Sekine

as Yakuza Boss

Makoto Inamiya

as Yakuza Henchman

Kanako Kojima

as Hostess

Hisahiko Murasawa

as Yakuza Henchman

Fuyu Ooba

as Hostess

Yoji Tanaka

as Yakuza Henchman

Hidehisa Ebata

as Stall-keeper

Ronnie Santana

as Guy in the Street