Glory to the Filmmaker!
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Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
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Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Battle Royale
Tohru Emori
Higashi Oizumi
Known for
Paprika
Tokyo Godfathers
Kayoko Kishimoto
Kumiko
Known for
Fireworks
Kikujiro
Anne Suzuki
Kimiko
Known for
Initial D
Returner
Keiko Matsuzaka
Wife
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Yoshino Kimura
Daughter
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Confessions
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Maid
Known for
Ponyo
When Marnie Was There
Yuki Uchida
Heroine
Also in
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
I Will Be Your Bloom
Akira Takarada
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Yumiko Fujita
Massao's Mother
Known for
The Bullet Train
Ren Osugi
Astronomer Yamamoto
Known for
Fireworks
Sonatine
Susumu Terajima
Young Man
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Fireworks
Takeshi Kitano Director · Shinichiro Ikebe Composer Katsumi Yanagijima Cinematographer
First release June 2, 2007 · Produced in Japan · Production TV Asahi, Bandai Visual
Production
Tokyo FM
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
dentsu Music and Entertainment
Production
Office Kitano
Production
Japan
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Original title
ばんざい! / 監督・ばんざい!
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 2, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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