
Glory to the Filmmaker!
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.
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Actors: Akira Takarada, Anne Suzuki, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Keiko Matsuzaka, Takeshi Kitano, Tohru Emori, Yoshino Kimura, Yuki Uchida, Yumiko Fujita
Country: Japan
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