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Takeshis'

2005

108 minutes

ComedyDramaFantasy

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Takeshi Kitano headshot

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Kotomi Kyōno headshot

Kotomi Kyōno

Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor

Kayoko Kishimoto headshot

Kayoko Kishimoto

Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer

Ren Osugi headshot

Ren Osugi

Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver

Susumu Terajima headshot

Susumu Terajima

Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor

Tetsu Watanabe headshot

Tetsu Watanabe

TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor

Akihiro Miwa headshot

Akihiro Miwa

Self

Naomasa Musaka headshot

Naomasa Musaka

Film Studios Tattooist

Koichi Ueda headshot

Koichi Ueda

Film Crew Member close to the Director

Kanji Tsuda headshot

Kanji Tsuda

Film Director

Makoto Ashikawa headshot

Makoto Ashikawa

Assistant at Audition

Tamotsu Ishibashi headshot

Tamotsu Ishibashi

Toshi headshot

Toshi

Tadanobu Asano headshot

Tadanobu Asano

Beat Kiyoshi headshot

Beat Kiyoshi

Takashi Nishina headshot

Takashi Nishina

Taichi Saotome headshot

Taichi Saotome

Young Man

Takagi Junya headshot

Takagi Junya

Self

Yoshiyuki Morishita headshot

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Light Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank

Jonathan Legg headshot

Jonathan Legg

American Soldier

Gambino Kobayashi headshot

Gambino Kobayashi

Mari Hayashida headshot

Mari Hayashida

Jinta Nishizawa headshot

Jinta Nishizawa

Takayuki Katô headshot

Takayuki Katô

Akira Kubo headshot

Akira Kubo

Masahiro Sumiyoshi headshot

Masahiro Sumiyoshi

Shûji Ôtsuki headshot

Shûji Ôtsuki

Taigi Kobayashi headshot

Taigi Kobayashi

Junichi Kikawa headshot

Junichi Kikawa