Asakusa Kid poster

I'm a comedian, you fool!

Asakusa Kid

7.020212h 3m

Drama

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.

Directed by Gekidan Hitori

Behind the scenes

Movie screenshots & stills

Asakusa Kid still 1

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CAST

The people behind the story

Yuya Yagira

Yuya YagiraTakeshi Kitano

Yo Oizumi

Yo OizumiFukami Senzaburo

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi KadowakiChiharu

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Nobuyuki TsuchiyaKiyoshi

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu NakajimaInoue Masayoshi

Nana Komaki

Nana KomakiSachi

Yoko Ohshima

Yoko OhshimaTicket Lady

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki OnoueHachiro Azuma