Kikujirô no natsu (1999)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Guionista:

Takeshi Kitano (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 mayo 2000 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Comedia

Plot:

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who...

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Road Movie | Road | Bicycle Race | Love

Premios:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Sweet contemplative film about friendship

Reparto

Takeshi Kitano	...	Kikujiro (as Beat Takeshi)
Yusuke Sekiguchi	...	Masao
Kayoko Kishimoto	...	Kikujiro's Wife
Yuuko Daike	...	Masao's Mother
Kazuko Yoshiyuki	...	Masao's Grandmother
Beat Kiyoshi	...	Man at Bus Stop
Great Gidayu	...	Biker / Fatso
Rakkyo Ide	...	Biker / Baldy
Nezumi Mamura	...	Traveling Man
Fumie Hosokawa	...	Juggler Girl
Akaji Maro	...	Scary Man
Daigaku Sekine	...	Yakuza Boss
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Makoto Inamiya	...	Yakuza Henchman
Hisahiko Murasawa	...	Yakuza Henchman
Fuyu Ooba	...	Hostess
Shûji Ôtsuki
Yoji Tanaka	...	Yakuza Henchman

También conocida como:

Kikujiro (Japan) (short title)
Kikujiro no natsu (Japan: English title)
El verano de Kikujiro (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a threatening incident.

Duración:

121 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | South Korea:Todo | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 (VET id: 101474) | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Tokyo, Japan

Compañía:

Bandai Visual Company

Citas:

[after trying out several unkind methods to get a ride with someone, Masao and Kikujiro finally succeeds]
Masao: You see? Asking politely is easier.
Kikujiro: [chuckles] Shut up, smart-ass.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Jam session - Kikujiro no natsu koshiki kaizokuban (1999)

Banda de Sonido:

Summer

Sweet contemplative film about friendship

If it wasn't for the perverted old man and the language, this would probably be a really good children's movie. Who knows, maybe it's intended to be...

Anyway, little Masao lives with his grandmother and has never met his parents: his father is dead and his mother ran away. He knows where his mother lives, however, and wants to go visit her over the Summer, so his kindly neighbor conscripts her profligate husband to take him. "Mister", as Masao calls him, doesn't make the ideal companion with his absurd behavior and his verbal abuse, but they go off to adventure anyways and learn to really connect with each other.

The power this film has lies mostly in its contemplative approach. It's very humorous and isn't really slow, but the camera does take the time to linger on locales, faces, and characters. For a few odd parts here and there, it's still really innocent and it seems to show that most people are kind-natured at heart, even when they project an aura of toughness and abusiveness. An interesting aside to analyze that theme would be the carnival scene, where people entrusted with family entertainment turn out to be violent cheaters, whereas even the heavy-metal biker folk are more than willing to go out of their way to help Masao.

The film itself is from Masao's perspective, as a childhood's slightly photographic memory comes into play, mixed a lot with colorful imagination. The humor is the best part, as it is at times really simple but holds itself up well. There's a lot to enjoy in this film.

--PolarisDiB