Asakusa Kid (2021)
Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.
Director:
Gekidan Hitori
Writer:
Gekidan Hitori
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Yuya Yagira as Takeshi Kitano |
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Yo Oizumi as Fukami Senzaburo |
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Mugi Kadowaki as Chiharu |
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Nobuyuki Tsuchiya as Kiyoshi |
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Ayumu Nakajima as Inoue Masayoshi |
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Nana Komaki as Sachi |
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Yoko Ohshima as Ticket Lady |
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Hiroyuki Onoue as Hachiro Azuma |
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Morio Kazama as Tayama Jun |
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Honami Suzuki as Mari |
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Atsuo Ōuchi as Kuroda |
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R-Shitei as Factory Worker |
| Writing | Gekidan Hitori | Screenplay |
| Writing | Takeshi Kitano | Novel |
| Directing | Gekidan Hitori | Director |
| Lighting | Tokujû Ichikawa | Gaffer |
| Editing | Junnosuke Hogaki | Editor |
| Production | Kaata Sakamoto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shinichi Takahashi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yoichi Arishige | Producer |
| Production | Tomoo Fukatsu | Producer |
| Production | Manabu Kuwahara | Production Manager |
| Directing | Masatoshi Kurakata | Assistant Director |
| Production | Yume Minamidani | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Sound | Akihiko Okase | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinori Makino | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | IKEDA Masaki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Sound | Keisuke Kuwata | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Takashi Ohmama | Original Music Composer |