Skip to main content
Takeshis'
6.115Released

Takeshis'

“500% Kitano - nothing to add!”

20051h 48mComedyDramaFantasy

Overview

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.

#surrealism#semi autobiographical#doppelgänger#celebrity#surreal#hallucination#self-referential#meta#metafiction

Created By

Alternative Titles

다케시즈KR
بدل تاکشیIR
Status
Released
Original Title
Takeshis'
Production Countries
Japan
IMDb

Cast

Acting

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Acting

Kotomi Kyono

Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Acting

Kayoko Kishimoto

Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Acting

Ren Osugi

Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Acting

Susumu Terajima

Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Acting

Tetsu Watanabe

TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Acting

Akihiro Miwa

Self
Acting

Naomasa Musaka

Film Studios Tattooist
Acting

Koichi Ueda

Film Crew Member close to the Director
Acting

Kanji Tsuda

Film Director

Videos