Kikujiro Reviews

Kikujiro Review
by edwin jahiel
KIKUJIRO (Kikujro no natsu) (Japan, 1999) ***. Directed, written, edited by Takeshi Kitano. Photography, Katsumi Yanagishima. Art editor, Norihiro Isoda. Music, Joe Hisaishi. Cast: Beat Takeshi (Kikujiro), Yusuke Sekiguchi (Masao), et al. In...more

Kikujiro Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten Sony Pictures Classics Director: Takeshi Kitano Writer: Takeshi Kitano Cast: Great Bidayu, Fumie Hosokawa, Rakkyo Ide, Makoto Inamiya, Kayoko Kishimoto, Takeshi Kitano, Akaji Maro, Hisahiko Murasawa, Yusuke Sekiguchi,...more

Kikujiro Review
by Ross Anthony
The film opens gently, introducing us to young Masao on the first day of his summer vacation. Other kids go out of town with their parents, but Masao is being raised by his working grandmother, so he has no one to play with. Sad and lonely, one day he...more

Kikujiro Review
by Jon Popick
Former Japanese game-show host Takeshi “Beat” Kitano wrote, directed and stars in this flawless follow-up to his critically acclaimed Fireworks (Hana Bi). Fans of Kitano's previous work may be surprised that there are no bloody shoot-outs between cops...more

Kikujiro Review
by Ross Anthony
The film opens gently, introducing us to young Masao on the first day of his summer vacation. Other kids go out of town with their parents, but Masao is being raised by his working grandmother, so he has no one to play with. Sad and lonely, one day he...more

Kikujiro Review
by Steve Rhodes
Takeshi Kitano, famous for his Dirty Harry style parts in Japanese crime dramas such as FIREWORKS, tries a change of pace in the corny comedy KIKUJIRO, in which he stars, directs, writes and edits. (His traditionally violent character, however, seems...more