Japan Synopsis
“500% Kitano – nothing to add!”
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Takeshis' itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, Takeshis' sits at #270 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Takeshis' premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1731st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
62 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (22th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,701 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,186 of 1,411 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | dentsu Music And Entertainment, TV Asahi, Office Kitano, Bandai Visual, Tokyo FM |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | September 2, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0478044 |