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Asakusa Kid

MOVIE • 2021

Asakusa Kid

I'm a comedian, you fool!

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 75
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Drama

Top Cast

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Takeshi Kitano

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Fukami Senzaburo

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Chiharu

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Kiyoshi

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima

Inoue Masayoshi

Nana Komaki

Nana Komaki

Sachi

Yoko Ohshima

Yoko Ohshima

Ticket Lady

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hachiro Azuma

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Tayama Jun

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Mari

Atsuo Ōuchi

Atsuo Ōuchi

Kuroda

R-Shitei

R-Shitei

Factory Worker

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori

Screenplay

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Novel

Where to watch

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Film

Status

Released

Release

December 9, 2021

Runtime

123 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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