Kikujiro

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Kikujiro ★★ 1999 (PG-13)

Eight-year-old Masao (Sekiguchi) lives with his grandmother. His father is dead and his mother lives in a distant town due to her job. Bored on his summer vacation, the boy decides to visit his mother—accompanied by the tough-guy husband, Kikujiro (Kitano), of a neighbor. Only this guy doesn't have much of an idea about kids and their travels lead to some unpredictable adventures. Clumsy and protracted; Japanese with subtitles. 116m/C VHS, DVD . JP Takeshi “Beat” Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi; D: Takeshi “Beat” Kitano; W: Takeshi “Beat” Kitano; C: Katsumi Yanagishima; M: Joe Hisaishi. The

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