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 |