Takeshis'

Takeshis' (2005)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 59% of users liked it
    (2,782 ratings)

In the latest film by Japanese television comic-turned-cinema auteur Takeshi Kitano, a soft-spoken convenience store cashier named Takeshi Kitano finds his fate inexplicably intertwined with that of ubiquitous Japanese showbiz star Takeshi "Beat" Kitano. At times running parallel and at… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 2, 2005 Wide
Bandai Visual Company

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's a film in need of a therapist for the star.

  • Anton Bitel, Film4

    Bold yet bland, this dreamy survey of all things Kitano sends several bullets into his past and puts a question mark on his future.

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    An entirely useless artifact for anyone not already familiar with Kitano's previous eleven pictures.

  • Bryant Frazer, Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

    Takeshi Kitano's crazy, weird, indulgent, breathtaking, strangely titled fantasy is as entertaining as it is puzzling -- a marvelous movie about movies with a sense of humor and a surreal streak.

  • Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy

    I love Takeshi Kitano's films, but around the one-hour mark, I started wondering about the writer/director/editor/star's mental well being

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Takeshis' is a truly original film. It's also a very personal film that I think only Takeshi can explain himself. It does correct a few misconceptions people have of him, but he's so damn mischievous, you never really know what is real and what fake, who is the real… More

  • Dimitris S


    Man,that was rock-bottom.Narcissistic to the bone,that's all I have to say.Kitano,you better not disappoint me next time,shit...and why did you have to erupt from the ashes of...twin reality?Orchestrated narrative without the core,veins,hidden sign?Just plain,"amusing"… More

  • Wu C


    The strangest Kitano I've seen. As always, this has random bursts of stylish violence. It's like a ride thru Kitano's mind:looks cool, but never makes much sense.

  • Christopher B


    Excellent film. This film is essential to anyone who is interested in what makes Takeshi Kitano tick as an artist. The different ways he views himself while making the movie in his head while we watch him make the movie he is thinking of would leave any audience member scratching… More

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