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20212h 3mJapanese

Asakusa Kid

I'm a comedian, you fool!

Drama
7.2
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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.

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DirectorGekidan Hitori

Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookcomedianbased on true storytokyo, japanmanzaishōwa era (1926-89)owaraishitamachi

Cast

Yuya Yagira as Takeshi Kitano

Yuya Yagira

Takeshi Kitano

Yo Oizumi as Fukami Senzaburo

Yo Oizumi

Fukami Senzaburo

Mugi Kadowaki as Chiharu

Mugi Kadowaki

Chiharu

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya as Kiyoshi

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Kiyoshi

Ayumu Nakajima as Inoue Masayoshi

Ayumu Nakajima

Inoue Masayoshi

Nana Komaki as Sachi

Nana Komaki

Sachi

Yoko Ohshima as Ticket Lady

Yoko Ohshima

Ticket Lady

Hiroyuki Onoue as Hachiro Azuma

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hachiro Azuma

Morio Kazama as Tayama Jun

Morio Kazama

Tayama Jun

Honami Suzuki as Mari

Honami Suzuki

Mari

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