Title: Takeshis'
Starring: Takeshi Kitano
Released: 7th April 2006
SRP: ¥3990

Further Details:
Great news for Takeshi Kitano (aka ‘Beat’ Takeshi) fans – the Japanese filmmaker’s latest title Takeshis’ is due for an April 7th release and it will include English subtitles. J-label Bandai Visual are planning an anamorphic widescreen presentation and Japanese audio in Dolby Digital 5.1. Around half an hour worth of supplements will be provided and these include a making of featurette, interview and much more. The SRP is ¥3990 and can be pre-ordered from CD Japan and Yes Asia.

Takeshis'

Synopsis
Get ready for two (2) Takeshi Kitanos! Writer-director-star Takeshi Kitano takes a look at his own divided career - and then some - in the mind-bending festival hit Takeshis'. Kitano stars as two versions of himself: a superstar actor/director, and a possibly deranged individual who dreams of being like the other Kitano. Somehow, the lives of the two men collide in mystifying and entertaining fashion, as Takeshi Kitano (the director) constantly references his own work (including Sonatine, Zatoichi, and Brother, to name some) in the name of wild, unadulterated parody. Expect violence, comedy, and plenty of surprises in this self-reflexive comedy that's sure to intrigue Kitano fans!

Kitano stars as "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, a popular movie and television star dealing with the spoils - and headaches - of his hard-earned fame. But there's another Takeshi Kitano out there: a mild-mannered convenience store clerk and struggling actor (also played by Kitano) who dreams of being like the "other" Kitano. However, it's superstar Kitano's onscreen life that obsesses the convenience store Kitano, who dreams more and more of becoming like his screen idol and virtual twin. When convenience store Kitano brings home a bag of guns, he tells his neighbors that he's preparing for a new role. But the guns just might be real...

News by Bodhi Sarkar