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    FIREWORKS

    TAKESHI KITANO (BEAT TAKESHI) Japan, 1997

    Who’d have expected a Japanese TV host and comedian to turn to such poignant filmmaking? Winner of the Golden Lion, Fireworks has proven to be one of Takeshi Kitano’s best films: a masterpiece of sublime simplicity and staccato force, combating unsparing violence with bare sentimentality.

    KIKUJIRO

    TAKESHI KITANO (BEAT TAKESHI) Japan, 1999

    Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano pays homage to both The Wizard of Oz and Chaplin’s The Kid in this hypnotic, heart-warming drama. Kitano clashes the tough guy yakuza image of his titular character with the bittersweet, yearning naiveté of childhood. Joe Hisaishi’s score is, as ever, extraordinary!

    BROTHER

    TAKESHI KITANO (BEAT TAKESHI) United Kingdom, 2000

    What happens when a Japanese yakuza ends up in L.A.? For that matter, what happens when Japanese phenomenon Takeshi Kitano (Zatôichi, Battle Royale) writes, directs and stars in an American gangster film? The results are classic Kitano: startling violence, deadpan humor, and unexpected emotion.

    OUTRAGE CODA

    TAKESHI KITANO (BEAT TAKESHI) Japan, 2017

    In this mighty finale to his Outrage series, Takeshi Kitano explores the decay and decline of the modern yakuza. The turbulent struggle across and within neighboring clans delivers darkly comic thrills, while beneath the surface of this gang war lies an indelible meditation on old age.

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