Asakusa Kid

Dec 9, 2021

2h 3m

★ 7.2

I'm a comedian, you fool!

Overview

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Django Film

Asakusa Kid Trailers

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Yuya Yagira

Fukami Senzaburo

Yo Oizumi

Chiharu

Mugi Kadowaki

Kiyoshi

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Inoue Masayoshi

Ayumu Nakajima

Sachi

Nana Komaki

Ticket Lady

Yôko Ôshima

Hachiro Azuma

Hiroyuki Onoue

Tayama Jun

Morio Kazama

Mari

Honami Suzuki

Kuroda

Atsuo Ōuchi

Factory Worker

R-Shitei

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