Asakusa Kid (2021)

  • NR
  • 12/09/2021 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 3m

I'm a comedian, you fool!

Overview

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.

Gekidan Hitori

Screenplay, Director

Takeshi Kitano

Novel

Cast

Yuya Yagira's headshot

Yuya Yagira

Takeshi Kitano
Yo Oizumi's headshot

Yo Oizumi

Fukami Senzaburo
Mugi Kadowaki's headshot

Mugi Kadowaki

Chiharu
Nobuyuki Tsuchiya's headshot

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Kiyoshi
Ayumu Nakajima's headshot

Ayumu Nakajima

Inoue Masayoshi
Nana Komaki's headshot

Nana Komaki

Sachi
Yôko Ôshima's headshot

Yôko Ôshima

Ticket Lady
Hiroyuki Onoue's headshot

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hachiro Azuma

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