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Release Date:
June 5, 1999
Original Title:
菊次郎の夏
Alternate Titles:
El verano de Kikujiro
Kikujiro
Kikujiro's Summer
Kikujiros Sommar
Kikujiros Sommer
Kikujiros sommer
Kikujirô no natsu
Kikujirō no natsu
L'estate di Kikujiro
L'été de Kikujiro
Mùa Hè Của Kikujiro
Summer of Kikujiro
Кикуджиро
菊次郎の夏
기쿠지로의 여름
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
Nippon Herald Films
Office Kitano
Tokyo FM
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 ES: APTA KR: ALL NL: AL
Runtime: 121
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
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Art Direction:
Norihiro Isoda
Assistant Director:
Hiroshi Shimizu
Casting:
Takefumi Yoshikawa
Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Director of Photography:
Katsumi Yanagijima
Editor:
Yoshinori Ota
Takeshi Kitano
Line Producer:
Shinji Komiya
Original Music Composer:
Joe Hisaishi
Producer:
Takio Yoshida
Masayuki Mori
Production Design:
Tatsuo Ozeki
Production Manager:
Shinji Komiya
Screenplay:
Takeshi Kitano
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