Asakusa Kid

Asakusa Kid

I'm a comedian, you fool!

2021•2h 3m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(71)

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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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Film, Netflix

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Tayama Jun

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Mari

Atsuo Ōuchi

Atsuo Ōuchi

Kuroda

R-Shitei

R-Shitei

Factory Worker

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