Takeshis'

Takeshis'

500% Kitano - nothing to add!

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Produced by dentsu Music and Entertainment, TV Asahi

2005108 min6.1 / 10

A surreal, self-referential metafictional comedy that blurs the line between celebrity and identity through the collision of two Kitanos, using hallucination and absurdist logic to explore fame, ambition, and the self.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Takeshis' violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Takeshis' scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Takeshis' sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Takeshis' end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Takeshis' easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity88

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Surprise18

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Love25

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