Kikujiro

7.5
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 121 min
  • Premiere: 1999. June 5.

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.

Discover

Takeshi Kitano

Kikujiro

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kikujiro's Wife

Yuko Daike

Masao's Mother

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Masao's Grandmother

Beat Kiyoshi

Man at Bus Stop

The Great Gidayû

Biker Fatso

Rakkyo Ide

Biker Baldy

Fumie Hosokawa

Juggler Girl

Akaji Maro

Crazy Man

Daigaku Sekine

Yakuza Boss

Makoto Inamiya

Yakuza Henchman #1

Hisahiko Murasawa

Yakuza Henchman #2

Yoji Tanaka

Yakuza Henchman #3

Kanako Kojima

Hostess #1

Fuyu Ooba

Hostess #2

Yuko Yasui

Hostess #3

Chiyomi Matsumoto

Hostess #4

Hidehisa Ebata

Stall-keeper

Kenta Arai

Masao's Friend

Shinobu Ookawa

Kind Woman (uncredited)

Hirotsugu Kurosu

Juggler Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Takeshi Ōnishi

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Naoto Seshimo

Tap Dancing Barista (uncredited)

Kuniharu Tokunaga

Groundkeeper (uncredited)

Yoshiyuki Ukon

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Art

Tatsuo Ozeki

Production Design

Norihiro Isoda

Art Direction

Camera

Katsumi Yanagijima

Director of Photography

Directing

Takeshi Kitano

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Shinji Komiya

Production Manager

Takio Yoshida

Producer

Shinji Komiya

Line Producer

Masayuki Mori

Producer

Sound

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay

Art

Tatsuo Ozeki

Production Design

Norihiro Isoda

Art Direction

Camera

Katsumi Yanagijima

Director of Photography

Directing

Takeshi Kitano

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Shinji Komiya

Production Manager

Takio Yoshida

Producer

Shinji Komiya

Line Producer

Masayuki Mori

Producer

Sound

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay