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Critics reviews. It’s the summer holidays, and Masao is bored: all his friends have left Tokyo, and he spends his time alone while his grandmother works. One day, he meets Kikujiro, a loudmouthed old yakuza, and the unlikely duo embark on a road trip to find Masao’s long lost mother, whom he has never met before.
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. Takeshi Kitano. Director, Screenplay.
Yet Kikujiro and Masao find time to move on and other spaces to move to, following the staccato rhythm of composer Joe Hisaishi’s soft piano notes as even pain settles into place on the wider road. 4. The film’s title is Kikujiro and not Masao, and in the original Japanese, Kikujiro’s Summer and not Masao’s Summer.
When KIKUJIRO gambles away all of Masao's travel money, the two must rely on their wits and the kindness of colorful strangers. Along the way, as the two share a series of wild and unpredictable adventures, they end up at a destination that neither of them could have imagined. Drama 1999 2 hr 2 min. 61%. PG-13.
In the tradition of Central Station comes KIKUJIRO, the highly acclaimed new film from Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, the award-winning director of (Fireworks, Hana-Bi and Sonatine). Lonely nine-year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, a woman he's never met. He's accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by surly, middle-aged petty crook KIKUJIRO (Kitano), who is none too ...
Yakuza: At the funfair, Kikujiro is beaten up by a group of yakuza. Kikujiro himself is probably a retired yakuza, since he sports a large tattoo on his back like them. Kikujiro (Japanese: Kikujirō no Natsu, "Kikujirō's Summer") is a 1999 Japanese comedy drama film directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Kitano and ….
Kikujiro (1999) is a tale about a little boy who so desperately wants to see his mother. He's accompanied on the trip by an old rascal named Kikujiro. The two make an unlikely pair of traveling companions. It's a sweet film and an interesting change of pace for Takeshi Kitano.
