
Asakusa Kid
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.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gekidan Hitori
Actors: Ayumu Nakajima, Hiroyuki Onoue, Honami Suzuki, Morio Kazama, Mugi Kadowaki, Nana Komaki, Nobuyuki Tsuchiya, Yo Oizumi, Yôko Ôshima, Yuya Yagira
Country: Japan
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