
Asakusa Kid
2021 · Movie · 123 min · ★ 7.1
Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.
Based on Asakusa Kid
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-12-09
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (72 votes)
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- comedian
- based on true story
- tokyo, japan
- manzai
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- owarai
- shitamachi
Cast & crew

Yuya Yagira
as Takeshi Kitano

Yo Oizumi
as Fukami Senzaburo

Mugi Kadowaki
as Chiharu

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya
as Kiyoshi

Ayumu Nakajima
as Inoue Masayoshi

Nana Komaki
as Sachi

Yoko Ohshima
as Ticket Lady

Hiroyuki Onoue
as Hachiro Azuma

Morio Kazama
as Tayama Jun

Honami Suzuki
as Mari
Directed by Gekidan Hitori