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Takeshis'
“500% Kitano - nothing to add!”
61%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Takeshis' (2005) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Takeshis' (2005) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Fantasy with funny and offbeat moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Takeshis' 61% (87 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 87 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2005-09-02
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 20347
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What is Takeshis' about?
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 wa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Takeshis'?
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How long is the movie Takeshis'?
The official runtime for Takeshis' is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Takeshi Kitano
Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Kotomi Kyono
Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor

Kayoko Kishimoto
Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer

Ren Osugi
Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver

Susumu Terajima
Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor

Tetsu Watanabe
TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor

Akihiro Miwa
Self

Naomasa Musaka
Film Studios Tattooist

Koichi Ueda
Film Crew Member close to the Director

Kanji Tsuda
Film Director

Makoto Ashikawa
Assistant at Audition

Tamotsu Ishibashi

Toshi

Tadanobu Asano

Beat Kiyoshi

Takashi Nishina

Taichi Saotome
Young Man

Takagi Junya
Self
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