20th Century Girls and First Love
A South Korean romantic drama film that brings a strong first love story.
Takeshis' (2005)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Written By:Takeshi Kitano
In Theaters:9/2/2005
Box Office:
Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:dentsu Music and Entertainment, TV Asahi, Office Kitano, Bandai Visual, Tokyo FM
Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Kotomi Kyono
Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko Kishimoto
Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Ren Osugi
Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu Terajima
Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu Watanabe
TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Akihiro Miwa
Self
Naomasa Musaka
Film Studios Tattooist
Koichi Ueda
Film Crew Member close to the Director
Kanji Tsuda
Film Director
Makoto Ashikawa
Assistant at Audition
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