Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Overview

First major English-language documentary profile of the cult Japanese actor/director, Takeshi Kitano. Featuring interviews with many of his regular contributors and colleagues, the film explores Kitano's rise from working-class poverty to superstar of Japanese radio, TV, comedy and journalism, and follows the making of his US-Japanese gangster film, 'Brother'.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 5, 2000

Original language

English

Production

October Films

Cast

Jeremy Thomas,Bernard Hill,Tom Conti,Tatyana Ali,Joe Hisaishi,Nagisa Ōshima,Kazuyoshi Okuyama,Masayuki Mori,Omar Epps,Takeshi Kitano

Director

Louis Heaton

Producer

Louis Heaton

Cinematography

John Halliday

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0314617