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Asakusa Kid.

I'm a comedian, you fool!

7.0/ 1020212h 3mJA

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.

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Directed by Gekidan Hitori

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Takeshi Kitano

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Fukami Senzaburo

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Chiharu

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Kiyoshi

Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima

Inoue Masayoshi

Nana Komaki

Nana Komaki

Sachi

Yoko Ohshima

Yoko Ohshima

Ticket Lady

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hachiro Azuma

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