Asakusa Kid (Japanese: 浅草キッド, Hepburn: Asakusa kiddo) is a 2021 Japanese film written and directed by Gekidan Hitori and starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira.[1][2] It is a biopic based on the apprenticeship of Takeshi Kitano by Senzaburo Fukami, and adapted from Kitano's 1988 memoir of the same name.[3]

Asakusa Kid
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Japanese name
Kanji浅草キッド
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnAkakusa Kiddo
Directed byGekidan Hitori
Written byGekidan Hitori
Based on"Asakusa Kid"
by Takeshi Kitano
Starring
CinematographyFūta Takagi
Edited byJunnosuke Hogaki
Music byTakashi Ohmama
Production
companies
  • Django Film
  • Nikkatsu
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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References

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  1. ^ "Asakusa Kid review – the pain behind waves of laughters". Ready Steady Cut. 10 December 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Asakusa Kid (2021) Review: Alluring Take on the Rags-To-Riches Tale". Leisure Byte. 9 December 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Netflix movie review: Asakusa Kid – Takeshi Kitano biopic charts the Japanese comedian and filmmaker's rise from strip club beginnings". SCMP. 3 December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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