Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
池辺晋一郎Cast:
Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Anne Suzuki, 松坂慶子, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Ren Ōsugi, Susumu Terajima, Rakkyo Ide, Yoshino Kimura, Yuki Uchida, Tetsu Watanabe, モロ師岡 (more)Plots(1)
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to finally produce a box office hit. None of them work out, but later things take an unexpected turn. Famous director Kitano goes on a quest to shoot the ultimate film for movie-lovers everywhere, but he finds out this isn't as easy as it sounds. He's already troubled since having declared to stop making violent films despite his previous success with yakuza movies. Determined to turn out a hit film, Kitano tries to come up with movies in different genres, including an Ozu-style drama, a love story, a nostalgic story set in the Showa era, a horror movie, a ninja film and a sci-fi picture. None of them work out and he ends up shooting a tale of a ruthless lady con artist and her money-hungry daughter who set their sights on a wealthy man. On screen and off, a series of wacky, unpredictable events soon follow, especially when an unprecedented catastrophe is about to change history. So this time, it's up to the director to not only complete his film, but also save mankind! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Kayoko Kishimoto
Japan
Anne Suzuki
Japan
Best movies:
Hanging Garden (2005)
9 Souls (2003)
The Blue Light (2003)
松坂慶子
Japan
Best movies:
Last Samurai (1974)
Instant swamp (2009)
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Kikujiro (1999)
Ren Ōsugi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
By Player (2000)
Fireworks (1997)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
Rakkyo Ide
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Snakes and Earrings (2008)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Yoshino Kimura
UK
Best movies:
Confessions (2010)
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
Yuki Uchida
Japan
Best movies:
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
Zen (2009)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Tetsu Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Fireworks (1997)
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
モロ師岡
Best movies:
Perfect Days (2023)
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
Dolls (2002)
中嶋和也
Japan
Best movies:
Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)
六平直政
Japan
Best movies:
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Love Letter (1995)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Heavenly Forest (2006)
Yumiko Fujita
Japan
Best movies:
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
The Bullet Train (1975)
Ken'ichi Abe
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Death Note (2006)
Masahiro Chôno
USA
Best movies:
Beck (2010)
Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Mari Hayashida
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
Nobody Knows (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Toshimasa Niiro
Japan
Best movies:
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)