Asakusa Kid
Asakusa Kid is a 2021 Japanese film written and directed by Gekidan Hitori and starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira.[1][2] It is a biopic based on the apprenticeship of Takeshi Kitano by Senzaburo Fukami, and adapted from Kitano's 1988 memoir of the same name.[3]
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| Directed by | Gekidan Hitori |
| Written by | Gekidan Hitori |
| Based on | "Asakusa Kid" by Takeshi Kitano |
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| Cinematography | Fūta Takagi |
| Edited by | Junnosuke Hogaki |
| Music by | Takashi Ohmama |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Yo Oizumi as Senzaburo Fukami
- Yuya Yagira as Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi)
- Mugi Kadowaki as Chiharu
- Nobuyuki Tsuchiya as Beat Kiyoshi
- Ayumu Nakajima
- Yūsuke Furusawa
- Nana Komaki
- Yōko Ōshima
- Hiroyuki Onoue as Hachiro Azuma
- Morio Kazama as Jun Tayama
- Honami Suzuki as Mari Fukami
References
- "Asakusa Kid review – the pain behind waves of laughters". Ready Steady Cut. 10 December 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- "Asakusa Kid (2021) Review: Alluring Take on the Rags-To-Riches Tale". Leisure Byte. 9 December 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- "Netflix movie review: Asakusa Kid – Takeshi Kitano biopic charts the Japanese comedian and filmmaker's rise from strip club beginnings". SCMP. 3 December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
External links
- Asakusa Kid on Netflix
- Asakusa Kid at IMDb
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