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Released 5 years ago.
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Asakusa Kid
"I'm a comedian, you fool!"
2021 2h 3m JA
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★7.0TMDB · 75
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Synopsis
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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.
“I'm a comedian, you fool!”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Yuya Yagira
Takeshi Kitano
Yo Oizumi
Fukami Senzaburo
Mugi Kadowaki
Chiharu
Nobuyuki Tsuchiya
Kiyoshi
Ayumu Nakajima
Inoue Masayoshi
Nana Komaki
Sachi
Yoko Ohshima
Ticket Lady
Hiroyuki Onoue
Hachiro Azuma
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gekidan Hitori
- Writers
- Gekidan Hitori
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Takashi Ohmama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Junnosuke Hogaki 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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Yuya Yagira and Yo Oizumi and Mugi Kadowaki carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "I'm a comedian, you fool!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13528562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gekidan Hitori directs. Takashi Ohmama scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Original score by Takashi Ohmama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 3Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Yuya Yagira and Yo Oizumi and Mugi Kadowaki carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "I'm a comedian, you fool!".
- 6IMDB entry: tt13528562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "based on novel or book", "comedian", "based on true story".
The technical file
- Original score
- Takashi Ohmama
- Editing
- Junnosuke Hogaki
- Production design
- Norihiro Isoda
- Costume design
- Mari Miyamoto
- Runtime
- 123 min · 2h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Gekidan Hitori
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
Django Film
JP
Netflix
JP
Key crew
- NovelTakeshi Kitano
- GafferTokujû Ichikawa
- EditorJunnosuke Hogaki
- Executive ProducerKaata Sakamoto
- Executive ProducerShinichi Takahashi
- ProducerYoichi Arishige
- ProducerTomoo Fukatsu
- Production ManagerManabu Kuwahara
- Assistant DirectorMasatoshi Kurakata
- CastingYume Minamidani
- Costume DesignMari Miyamoto
- Sound EffectsAkihiko Okase
- VFX SupervisorYoshinori Makino
- Sound RecordistIKEDA Masaki
- Production DesignNorihiro Isoda
- Theme Song PerformanceKeisuke Kuwata
- ChoreographerHideboH
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japan
- based on novel or book
- comedian
- based on true story
- tokyo, japan
- manzai
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- owarai
- shitamachi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2021-12-09· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- เด็กอาซากุสะTH
- 浅草小子CN
