4 Movies Starring Kayoko Kishimoto

Fireworks

Fireworks

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-20

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (19964 Reviews)

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Fullplot:

Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job, which results in him being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life and becoming suicidal. Nishi, feeling guilty of his partner's accident, tries to help him in any way he can. At the same time, Nishi leaves the police to spend more time with his dying wife. However, in order to do the right things for those he loves, Nishi must do something wrong, which has tragic consequences.

Kikujiro

Kikujiro

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-05-26

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (13562 Reviews)

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Genres:

DramaComedy

Fullplot:

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.

Kikujiro

Kikujiro

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-05-26

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (13521 Reviews)

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Genres:

DramaComedy

Fullplot:

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.

Takeshis'

Takeshis'

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-11-05

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2823 Reviews)

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Fullplot:

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.

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