Kitokito!

2007 1h 49m JA

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Coming of age story about a boy and his mother.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takuya Ishida
Yusuke Saito
Aya Hirayama
Misaki Ssaito
Hisashi Igawa
Yujiro
Ayumi Ito
Ai
Ken Mitsuishi
Takashi Sagawa
Hiroyuki Onoue
Masato
Shinobu Otake
Tomoko Saito
Konomi Morita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida
Writers: Akira Inori, Yasuhiro Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshida, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chise Sanjo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takuya Ishida and Aya Hirayama and Hisashi Igawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0910909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuhiro Yoshida directs. Shinya Kimura behind the camera. Chise Sanjo cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshida, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chise Sanjo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Takuya Ishida and Aya Hirayama and Hisashi Igawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0910909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.