Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.
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Cast
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Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
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Kotomi Kyôno | ... |
Takeshi's Girl Friend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
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| Kayoko Kishimoto | ... |
Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Customer
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| Ren Ôsugi | ... |
Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
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| Susumu Terajima | ... |
Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
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| Tetsu Watanabe | ... |
TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
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Akihiro Miwa | ... |
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Naomasa Musaka | ... |
Film studios Tattooist
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Kôichi Ueda | ... |
Film crew member close to the Director
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Tsutomu Takeshige |
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Junya Takaki | ... |
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Shôgo Kimura |
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| Kanji Tsuda | ... |
Film Director
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Makoto Ashikawa | ... |
Assistant at audition
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Tamotsu Ishibashi |
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Kunihiro Matsumura |
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Toshi |
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Shôken Kunimoto |
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Shinji Uchiyama |
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D.J. Hanger | ... |
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Beat Kiyoshi |
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Taigi Kobayashi |
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Jonathan Legg | ... |
American soldier
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| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ... |
Light Man in film crew / Audition Juror / Client at bank
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Takashi Nishina |
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Zomahoun Rufin |
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| Taichi Saotome | ... |
Unnamed young man
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Junya Takaki | ... |
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Toshiyuki Watarai |
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Directed by
| Takeshi Kitano | ||
Written by
| Takeshi Kitano | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Makoto Kakurai | ... | assistant producer |
| Shinji Komiya | ... | line producer |
| Masayuki Mori | ... | producer |
| Takio Yoshida | ... | producer |
Music by
| Nagi | ||
Cinematography by
| Katsumi Yanagijima | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Kitano | ||
| Yoshinori Ohta | ... | (as Yoshinori Ota) |
Production Design by
| Norihiro Isoda | ||
Art Direction by
| Norihiro Isoda | ||
Costume Design by
| Yohji Yamamoto | ||
Sound Department
| Senji Horiuchi | ... | sound designer |
Special Effects by
| Kikuo Nôtomi | ... | armourer / pyrotechnician |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hitoshi Takaya | ... | gaffer / lighting |
Additional Crew
| Richard Lormand | ... | publicist: international |
Production Companies
- Bandai Visual Company
- Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
- DENTSU Music And Entertainment
- TV Asahi
- Office Kitano
Distributors
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Lighthouse Pictures (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Office Kitano (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bandai Visual Company (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- Channel Neko (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Dolmen Home Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (digital intermediate)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
- Toshiba EMI (soundtrack)
- Yoshikawa Casting Office (casting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by Kitano Takeshi .Com |
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| Taglines | 500% Kitano - nothing to add! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The audience at the 2006 Venice Film Festival was very confused and frustrated about the film. But Kitano had warned the audience ahead, asking them not to attempt to analyze the film, but instead, just to let go and feel the film, and in the press conference afterwards, Kitano said that he wanted audiences to come out of this film not knowing what to say or what to think. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in H-X3C (2008). See more » |
| Quotes |
Beat Takeshi:
That guy... the one who looks like me. What could his life be like? See more » |