Kantoku Banzai! (AKA: Glory To The Filmmaker!) / Subarashiki Kyujitsu
(DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)

Product Description

Over the last two decades, Kitano Takeshi has emerged as one of the most representative figures of Japanese cinema, be it as an actor or as a director. Making his directorial debut in 1989 with the aptly titled, critically acclaimed Violent Cop, the maverick filmmaker developed a distinct style & aesthetic, characterized by unflinching violence, bizarre surrealism, & deadpan black humor, bringing him awards & acclaim the world over. In 2005, Kitano both thrilled & befuddled audiences with the brilliant Takeshis, in which he played two roles, one of which was his own superstar personae. In 2007, the director takes surrealism one step further with his new film Glory to the Filmmaker!, a.k.a. Kantoku Banzai!.

His most personal & meta work to date, Glory to the Filmmaker! stars Kitano Takeshi as a director named Kitano Takeshi who is known for his violent films. The character Kitano announces that he will no longer make violent films, & instead hopes to make a romance, a sci-fi, a ninja film, & even an Ozu Yasujiro-type drama, but his plans are frustrated at every step. The seven movies that the character Kitano works on in the film are all based on director Kitanos actual ideas for possible films. In addition to Kitano Takeshi, this innovative film features a whos who cast from the Japanese film world, including Emori Toro, Kishimoto Kayoko, Suzuki An, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Takarada Akira, Fujita Yumiko, Uchida Yuki, Kimura Yoshino, & Matsuzaka Keiko.

This edition comes with Kitanos three-minute short "e; One Fine Day"e; from the Cannes Film Festival To Each His Own Cinema anthology. It also

Includes:: an interview with Kitano & theatrical trailer.