2005 · comedy · drama · fantasy
Takeshis'
Directed by Takeshi Kitano1h 48m2005
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.
Our read: Takeshis' (2005) reads as a neutral, steady, surreal comedy · drama · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured comedy / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- surreal
- cold
- twisty
- signature
- intimate
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