One of Beat Takeshi's most thoughtful and introspective movies. Apparently made as an antidote to his violent yakuza films but there's still plenty of adult themes here so it's not particularly for children. What it is is an exploration of the nature of childhood vs jaded adulthood, and the way one can inform the other. Takeshi is excellent - unsurprisingly - and the humour is quirky, unique, and very funny with it. The ending in particular is a delight. KIKUJIRO might just be one of the auteur's greatest works.
Review of Kikujiro
