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2005·108 min·Dir. Takeshi Kitano·★ 6.3
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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.
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Sonatine
1993·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano
4 shared cast incl. Takeshi Kitano & Tetsu Watanabe2 shared crewDir. Takeshi Kitano

Outrage Coda
2017·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Takeshi Kitano
3 shared cast incl. Takeshi Kitano & Ren Osugi2 shared crewDir. Takeshi Kitano

Kikujiro
1999·2h 1m·★ 7.7·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewBoth star Takeshi Kitano & Kayoko KishimotoDir. Takeshi Kitano

Achilles and the Tortoise
2008·2h·★ 7.3·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewBoth star Takeshi Kitano & Ren OsugiDir. Takeshi Kitano

Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewBoth star Takeshi Kitano & Kayoko KishimotoDir. Takeshi Kitano

Dolls
2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewBoth star Kayoko Kishimoto & Kanji TsudaDir. Takeshi Kitano

Brother
2000·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewBoth star Takeshi Kitano & Susumu TerajimaDir. Takeshi Kitano

A Scene at the Sea
1991·1h 41m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Boiling Point
1990·1h 36m·★ 6.8·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Zatoichi
2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Beyond Outrage
2012·1h 52m·★ 6.7·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Kids Return
1996·1h 47m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Outrage
2010·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Getting Any?
1995·1h 48m·★ 6.1·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
2015·2h 5m·★ 6.4·Takeshi Kitano
2 shared crewDir. Takeshi KitanoDP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Fireworks
1997·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Takeshi Kitano
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Mulholland Drive
2001·2h 27m·★ 7.9·David Lynch
4 shared themes: surreal, doppelgänger, hallucination...Fans also liked

Lost Highway
1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch
Themes: doppelgänger, hallucination, surrealismTMDB recommends

Trainspotting
1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle
TMDB recommendsThemes: hallucination, surrealism

Requiem for a Dream
2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky
TMDB recommendsThemes: hallucination, surrealism
How Good Is Takeshis'?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.2Mixed Reviews
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.1
★ IMDb6.3
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Decent, Give It a Shot
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