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
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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 監督 : 北野武 夏休みが始まった。しかし、正男には両親がなく、一緒に住むおばあちゃんもパートで忙しいため、遊んでくれる人がいない。正男は仕方なく、どこか遠くで働く母親の元へ行くことを決心する。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正男。心配した近所のおばさんは、仕事もなく暇を持て余す旦那の菊次郎に、正男を母親の元まで送り届けるように命令するのだが…。 純粋な一人の少年と悪ガキが大人になったような菊次郎の、一夏の旅。時にすれ違い、協調していく二人の"子供"は、旅先で出会う様々な人々や出来事を通じて失われた"何か"を見つけだす。北野武監督ならではの淡々と流れる筋運びと、小気味いいテンポ感。親と子の絆を、観る者を心地よく突き放しながら静かに綴る、涙と笑いに溢れた心温まるロード・ムービー。 ■映像特典：メイキング映像（15分）／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 : 16：9／4：3（LB） 言語／音声 : 日本語：DD（2chサラウンド） その他の情報 製作年 : 1999 著作権 : (C)1999 バンダイビジュアル・TOKYO FM・日本ヘラルド映画／オフィス北野 日本小売価格 : ￥3800