Kikujiro's summer
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Kikujiro's summer |
| Original title | Kikujiro no natsu |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 117 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Takeshi Kitano |
| script | Takeshi Kitano |
| production |
Masayuki Mori , Takio Yoshida , Shinji Komyia |
| music | Joe Hisaishi |
| camera | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| cut |
Takeshi Kitano , Yoshinori Oota |
| occupation | |
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Kikujiro's Summer ( Japanese 菊 次郎 の 夏 , Kikujirō no Natsu ) is a Japanese road movie comedy directed by Takeshi Kitano from 1999.
action
Little Masao, who lives with his grandmother, doesn't have much to do during the summer vacation. When he finds out his mother's address, he wants to make the long way to see her on his own. But just a few streets away he is threatened by a group of bullies. The gruff good-for-nothing Kikujiro, who witnessed the scene with his wife, helps the little one. When his wife finds out about his plan, she tells his grandmother that she wants to take Masao to the sea with her. In fact, however, she sends the erratic ex-Yakuza Kikujiro with him on a trip to see his mother.
Instead, they end up on the cycling track, and it only continues when the two are completely burned down. Then they meet a pervert. Masao is plagued by nightmares, and his companion runs into trouble. They hitchhike and do all kinds of damage only to find that his mother has a new family and is a happy housewife. Kikujiro turns around and doesn't tell him the truth, instead gives him a talisman. You meet other illustrious figures and sit down on the beach with two harmless idiots for a few days. Kikujiro makes up his mind to visit his own mother in the nursing home. You turn around and end up in Tokyo again . Only here does he tell the little one his name.
Reviews
“An homage to the slapstick silent film, which is borne by melancholy and poetry, but also by an irrepressible desire for childish jokes, which 'modernizes' the genre through Takeshi Kitano's surreal and absurd humor. Due to the touching play of the two main actors, it is also an unobtrusive plea for friendship and humanity. "
Awards
Cannes International Film Festival 1999
- Competition entry and nomination for the Golden Palm
- Best music : Joe Hisaishi
- Best Supporting Actress : Kayoko Kishimoto
- nominated for best film
Valladolid International Film Festival
- Best Actor: Takeshi Kitano
- FIPRESCI award
Web links
- Kikujiro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kikujiro at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Information about the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kikujiro's summer. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 13, 2016 .