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Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Kikujiro |
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KIKUJIRO is a movie written and directed by Takeshi Kitano in 1999. Masao, a 10 years old kid, lives with his grandmother in Tokyo. It's summer, school is over and nobody plays with him. He decides then to meet the mother he has never met and is trusted to Takeshi Kitano, the friend of a friend of his grandmother. Together, they will begin a journey throughout Japan and encounter strange people along the road.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Kikujiro |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- left in charge while parents away
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- mother
Road trip
Yes
Parent(s) gone?
- Orphan story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Japan
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Japanese
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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