Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san)

Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san) (2005)

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When a flamboyant but down-on-their-luck pair of Edo-period samurai blast off onto the open roads to do battle with heroin addiction and ponder the true meaning of life at the shrine of Ise, a blip in reality finds them thrust into a world where fantasy takes the place of the everyday, and the past… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 4 min.
Directed By
Kankurô Kudô
Genres
Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 2, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Jun 13, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

    Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims is a trip--a mashup of aesthetic sensibilities and attitudes old and new.

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  • Christopher B


    Wonderful gay samurai biker comedy with some outlandish set pieces and shocking turns in plot. A pleasure to watch.

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