Luca
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Film / 2005
Takeshis'
Directed by
Takeshi Kitano
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
The story
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
Cast
Takeshi KitanoBeat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Kotomi KyonoTakeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko KishimotoMahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Ren OsugiTakeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu TerajimaTakeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu WatanabeTV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Akihiro MiwaSelf
Naomasa MusakaFilm Studios Tattooist
Koichi UedaFilm Crew Member close to the Director
Kanji TsudaFilm Director
Makoto AshikawaAssistant at Audition
Tamotsu Ishibashi
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Toshi
Tadanobu Asano
Beat Kiyoshi
Takashi Nishina
Taichi SaotomeYoung Man
Takagi JunyaSelf
Yoshiyuki MorishitaLight Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank
Jonathan LeggAmerican Soldier
Gambino Kobayashi
Mari Hayashida
Jinta Nishizawa
Takayuki Katô
Akira Kubo
Masahiro Sumiyoshi
Shûji Ôtsuki
Taigi Kobayashi
Junichi Kikawa
Zomahoun Idossou Rufin
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