Takeshis (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)

Product Description

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

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