Film

Kikujiro

1999 · 2h 1m · Comedy · Drama

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

61%

Metacritic

44

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

Kikujiro

Yusuke Sekiguchi

Masao

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

Nezumi Imamura

An-chan

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

• Takeshi KitanoScreenplay · Editor · Director
• Takio YoshidaProducer
• Masayuki MoriProducer
• Katsumi YanagijimaDirector of Photography
• Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshinori OtaEditor
• Takefumi YoshikawaCasting

Kikujiro (1999) Original Trailer [FHD]

Release date

June 5, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 1m

Rated

12

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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