Takeshis'
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.
Release Date:
2005-09-02
Runtime:
108 minutes
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Starring:
Takeshi Kitano
as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Kotomi Kyono
as Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko Kishimoto
as Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Ren Osugi
as Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu Terajima
as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu Watanabe
as TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Akihiro Miwa
as Self
Naomasa Musaka
as Film Studios Tattooist
Koichi Ueda
as Film Crew Member close to the Director
Kanji Tsuda
as Film Director
Makoto Ashikawa
as Assistant at Audition
Tamotsu Ishibashi
Toshi
Tadanobu Asano
Beat Kiyoshi
Takashi Nishina
Taichi Saotome
as Young Man
Takagi Junya
as Self
Yoshiyuki Morishita
as Light Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank
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Jonathan Legg
as American Soldier
Gambino Kobayashi
Mari Hayashida
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Jinta Nishizawa
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Takayuki Katô
Akira Kubo
Masahiro Sumiyoshi
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Shûji Ôtsuki
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Taigi Kobayashi
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Junichi Kikawa
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Zomahoun Idossou Rufin