# Takeshis' (2005)

> A celebrity and his anxious lookalike drift through a hallucinatory comedy about fame, performance, and the unstable boundaries of selfhood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12268

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyono, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Akihiro Miwa, Naomasa Musaka
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478044/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, witty, detached, arthouse movie night, surreal cinema marathon

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