Kikujiro no Natsu (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Over the last two decades, Kitano Takeshi has emerged as one of the most representative figures of Japanese cinema, be it as an actor or as a director. His distinct style and aesthetic, characterized by unflinching violence, bizarre surrealism, and deadpan black humor, has brought him awards and acclaim the world over, but the maverick director cannot be so easily pinned down. Kitano threw something of a curveball in 1999 with Kikujiro, an off-beat road movie that pairs together two unlikely travel mates. Though Kitano is known overseas for his cool and inscrutable film personae, in his native Japan he is still best known as a comedic figure, after years of manzai comedy and hosting wacky television shows. All of his films have an underlying current of quirky humor, and this comic side of Kitano is most evident in the lighthearted, oddly endearing Kikujiro, which almost resembles a series of television sketches in framework. The film has a lighter core, and certainly less blood, than other Kitano films, but features many of the elements that set apart a Kitano Takeshi film including idiosyncratic characters, quirky moments, taciturn screenplay, and a Hisaishi Joe film score.

For summer vacation, ten-year-old Masao (Sekiguchi Yusuke) decides to embark on a trip to find his mother who abandoned him when he was an infant. After some haggling from his wife (Kishimoto Kayoko), layabout middle-aged neighbor Kikujiro (Kitano Takeshi) ends up chaperoning Masao on his journey. The irresponsible Kikujiro, however, promptly loses all their money, leaving the pair in a financial limbo. To continue on their trip and keep spirits high, the two resort to hitchhiking, swindling, and general tomfoolery, encountering a host of strange personalities and peculiar adventures along the way.

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Product Title:	Kikujiro no Natsu (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) 菊次郎之夏 (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) 菊次郎之夏 (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) 菊次郎の夏 Kikujiro no Natsu (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)
Artist Name(s):	Kitano Takeshi | Sekiguchi Yusuke | Kishimoto Kayoko | Yoshiyuki Kazuko | Hosokawa Fumie 北野武 | 關口雄介 | 岸本加世子 | 吉行和子 | Hosokawa Fumie 北野武 | 关口雄介 | 岸本加世子 | 吉行和子 | Hosokawa Fumie 北野武 | 関口雄介 | 岸本加世子 | 吉行和子 | 細川ふみえ Kitano Takeshi | Sekiguchi Yusuke | Kishimoto Kayoko | Yoshiyuki Kazuko | Hosokawa Fumie
Director:	Kitano Takeshi 北野武 北野武 北野武 Kitano Takeshi
Release Date:	2007-10-26
Publisher Product Code:	BCBJ-3089
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Japanese
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher:	Bandai Visual
Other Information:	DVD
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004975373

タイトル : 菊次郎の夏 出演 : ビートたけし／関口雄介／岸本加世子／吉行和子／細川ふみえ／麿赤兒／グレート義太夫／井手らっきょ／ＴＨＥ　ＣＯＮＶＯＹ 監督 : 北野武(監督)／北野武(脚本)／北野武(編集)／久石譲(音楽監督)／森昌行(プロデューサー)／吉田多喜男(プロデューサー)／小宮慎二(ラインプロデューサー)／柳島克己(撮影)／高屋齋(照明)／磯田典宏(美術)／堀内戦治(録音)／太田義則(編集)／中田秀子(記録)／清水浩(助監督) 夏休みが始まった。しかし正男（関口雄介）には両親がなく、一緒に住むおばあちゃん（吉行和子）もパートで忙しい為、遊んでくれる人が全くいない。そこでどこか遠くで働く母親の元へ、写真だけを頼りに、絵日記と僅かな小遣いを握りしめて飛び出した。心配した近所のおばさん（岸本加世子）は、仕事もなく暇を持て余す旦那・菊次郎（ビートたけし）に母親の元まで送り届けるよう命令するが…。　勝手気ままで大人に成りきれていない菊次郎は９才の少年正男の母親探しの旅に付き合うはめになる。様々な人と事件に出会いながら現実の厳しさと人々の優しさにふれていく二人の『少年』の数日間の旅。時に突拍子もない行動に走る菊次郎の後をひたすらついて行くだけだった正男は、やがて横を、ついにはしっかり手をつないで歩き始める。 ＭＥＭＯＲＩＥＳ　ＯＦ　ＳＵＭＭＥＲ〜菊次郎の夏　ＭＡＫＩＮＧ　ＶＩＤＥＯ／劇場予告編 テクニカル・インフォメーション 色 : カラー 画面 : Vista-16:9LB 言語／音声 : 日本語:ドルビーデジタルサラウンド その他の情報 製作年 : 1999 備考 : 1枚組 映像特典収録 日本小売価格 : ￥3800