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[email protected] F: +33-1-4804-8043 Takeshis’ a film by Takeshi Kitano 2005 - Japan - 108’ - 35mm - Color - 1:85 - Dolby SRD photos downloadable at www.filmpressplus.com/surprise © 2005 BANDAI VISUAL, TOKYO FM, DENTSU, TV ASAHI, OFFICE KITANO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED In Competition Surprise Film Venice 2005 Masters Toronto 2005 CAST BEAT TAKESHI KITANO as Beat Takeshi, the movie star, & Mr. Kitano, Beat’s CREW Blond Lookalike. KOTOMI KYONO as Beat Takeshi’s written, edited & directed by Girlfriend & Kitano’s Neighbor. TAKESHI KITANO KAYOKO KISHIMOTO as the Woman at costumes YOHJI YAMAMOTO the Mahjong Parlor & the Producer at cinematography KATSUMI YANAGIJIMA the Audition & the Bank Customer & lighting design HITOSHI TAKAYA others. production design NORIHIRO ISODA REN OHSUGI as Beat Takeshi’s Manager sound design SENJI HORIUCHI & the Taxi Driver. editor YOSHINORI OTA SUSUMU TERAJIMA as Beat Takeshi’s 1st assistant director TAKASHI MATSUKAWA Long-time Acquaintance & Kitano’s script supervisor KUMIKO YOSHIDA Yakuza Neighbor. production manager KENSEI MORI TETSU WATANABE as the TV Wardrobe casting TAKEFUMI YOSHIKAWA Master & the Noodle Cook & the music producer MISAKO NODA Auditioning Middle-aged Actor. music NAGI AKIHIRO MIWA as MIWA, the Singer. sound effects KENJI SHIBASAKI line producer SHINJI KOMIYA producers MASAYUKI MORI and TAKIO YOSHIDA SYNOPSIS Beat Takeshi lives the busy, and sometimes surreal, life of a show biz celebrity.