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Kubi (首, lit. 'Neck') is a 2023 Japanese historical samurai film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars as Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi). The film is based on the novel of the same name, which was released in 2019 and written by Kitano.
Nov 23, 2023 · Kubi: Directed by Takeshi Kitano. With Takeaki Abe, Hawking Aoyama, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tadanobu Asano. Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Takeshi Kitano
- 2023-11-23
May 25, 2023 · Hidetoshi Nishijima from 'Drive My Car' co-stars as a warlord trying to protect his male lover in the latest genre film from the legendary Japanese director.
Kubi is a 2023 movie directed and starring Takeshi Kitano, about a former yakuza boss who tries to escape his past. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and is rated 4/5 by one critic and C+ by another.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Takeshi Kitano
May 23, 2023 · Cannes: The Japanese multi-hyphenate fails to hunt his white whale in his long-gestating historical drama. By Siddhant Adlakha. May 23, 2023 3:56 pm. "Kubi". Cannes. “Kubi” has been on Kitano...
- Siddhant Adlakha
Nobunaga Oda ( Ryo Kase) pursues the unification of the entire country and fights against rivals on multiple fronts, including the Mori, Takeda, and Uesugi clans. In the midst of these battles, Nobunaga Oda’s own vassal Murashige Araki ( Kenichi Endo) stages a rebellion against him and then disappears.
May 24, 2023 · Fans of visceral, cynical action movies will lose their heads over it. Kubi premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
