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Kikujiro
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 44, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 92. Critics average 52, everyone else 79.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young boy sets out on a journey across Japan to find the mother he has never met. He is accompanied by a rough and lazy man who has been strong-armed into helping him. Their summer trip is filled with odd encounters and unexpected adventures, forming an unlikely and tender bond between the lonely child and the irascible man.
Details
- Director
- Takeshi Kitano
- Writer
- Takeshi Kitano
- Released
- 5 June 1999
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| Japan Academy Prize 2000 | Picture of the Year | Nominee |
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