Asakusa Kid (2021)
Grade: Aa
Format: Film
Genre: Drama (biographical)
Studio: Nikkatsu
Source: real_life
Netflix Global Top 10: Did not reach Global Top 10
In 1970s Tokyo, a restless university dropout named Takeshi Kitano talks his way into an apprenticeship at the Asakusa France-za — a fading strip club doubling as a vaudeville theater — under the tutelage of legendary entertainer Senzaburo Fukami, who drills into him that a true comedian must live and breathe performance both on and off the stage. As Kitano absorbs manzai comedy, tap dancing, and stagecraft, his star begins to rise just as his beloved mentor's world crumbles under the weight of a changing entertainment industry. Adapted from Kitano's own 1988 memoir, the film is a bittersweet
Cast
- Yo Oizumi
- Yuya Yagira
- Mugi Kadowaki
- Nobuyuki Tsuchiya
- Ayumu Nakajima