Takeshis'

1h 48min

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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.

Production Companies

dentsu Music and Entertainment

TV Asahi

Office Kitano

Bandai Visual

Tokyo FM

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Kotomi Kyono

Kotomi Kyono

Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Film Studios Tattooist
Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Film Crew Member close to the Director
Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Film Director
Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Assistant at Audition
Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Light Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank
Jonathan Legg

Jonathan Legg

American Soldier

Release date

2nd Sep 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語