

Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007-06-02 · 108 min · ★ 6.3
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
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- Directors
- Takeshi Kitano
- Production companies
- Tokyo FM, TV Asahi, Bandai Visual, dentsu Music and Entertainment, Office Kitano
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Takeshi KitanoTakeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
Tohru EmoriHigashi Oizumi
Kayoko KishimotoKumiko
Anne SuzukiKimiko
Keiko MatsuzakaWife
Yoshino KimuraDaughter
Kazuko YoshiyukiMaid
Yuki UchidaHeroine
Akira TakaradaGentleman in a White Mercedes
Yumiko FujitaMassao's Mother
Ren OsugiAstronomer Yamamoto
Susumu TerajimaYoung Man
Shun SugataHisamatsu
Tetsu WatanabeNoh Mask Man
Naomasa MusakaKarate Instructor
Takashi NishinaCar Owner
Tamotsu IshibashiHisamatsu Group Young Head
Yoshiyuki MorishitaBarkeeper
Kakeru YoshidaForeign Boy living in Japan
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