# Kikujiro (1999)

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**Original title**: *菊次郎の夏*
**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Takeshi Kitano
**Written by**: Takeshi Kitano
**Starring**: Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yuko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Kikujiro sets out to help a young boy find his mother. Masao's determination leads him on a journey with the loudmouthed Kikujiro. It's a quirky trip that somehow works.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful, tender

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