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2005·108 min·Dir. Takeshi Kitano·★ 6.3
ComedyDramaFantasy
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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Kikujiro
1999·2h 1m·★ 7.7·Takeshi Kitano
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Achilles and the Tortoise
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Dolls
2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano
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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
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Kids Return
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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
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Fireworks
1997·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Takeshi Kitano
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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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