Glory To The Filmmaker!

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Title

Glory To The Filmmaker!

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Producer

Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida

Nationality

Japan

Year

2007

Duration

104'

Language

Japanese

Format

Dolby Digital

Ratio

1.85

Original Title

Kantoku · Banzai!

Synopsis

Synopsis


Famous director Kitano goes on a quest to shoot the ultimate film for movie-lovers everywhere, but he finds out this isn’t as easy as it sounds. He’s already troubled since having declared to stop making violent films despite his previous success with yakuza movies. Determined to turn out a hit film, Kitano imagines every genre possible for his new project: an Ozu-style film, a nostalgic period piece, a horror film, a romantic tear-jerker and a sci-fi extravaganza. Unfortunately for the frustrated Kitano, all his pitches are rejected. Then he takes on the story of a ruthless lady con artist and her money-hungry daughter who set their sights on a wealthy man. On screen and off, a series of wacky, unpredictable events soon follow, especially when an unprecedented catastrophe is about to change history. So this time, it’s up to the director to not only complete his film, but also save mankind!

Synopsis

Stills

Press

"Hilarious, clever running gags and a nicely understated potpourri of virtuoso martial-arts moves."

VARIETY

"A riot of gags peppered with violence."

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"An anarchic mixture of slapstick and madcap comedy…the cast features veteran Kitano actors like Kayoko Kishimoto, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe and others, all of whom have a great old time with their characters. Some of his sketches denote a touch of genius, others are often entertaining."

SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

"A funny satirical anthology of the genre cinema."

LA STAMPA

"A love gesture towards cinema."

IL MANIFESTO

Festivals
& Awards

Venice International Film Festival
Out of Competition

Toronto International Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Takeshi Kitano
Toru Emori
Kayoko Kishimoto
Anne Suzuki
Keiko Matsuzaka
Akira Takarada
Yumiko Fujita
Yuki Uchida
Yoshino Kimura
Keiko Matsuzaka
Ren Ohsugi
Susumu Terajima
Naomasa Musaka
Tetsu Watanabe
Rakkyo Ide
Moro Morooka
Shun Sugata
Tamotsu Ishibashi
Masahiro Chono
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Masatoh Ibu
Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Producers Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
Line Producer Shinji Komiya
Cinematography Katsumi Yanagijima
Editor Yoshinori Ota
Music Shin-Ichiro Ikebe
Sound Senji Horiuchi

Releases

France - CTV International

16.07.2008

Russia - Kino Bez Granits

10.07.2008

Japan - Office Kitano

02.06.2007

Taiwan - Serenity Entertainment

01.02.2008