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Jam Session (1999)

Jam Session poster
Original title
ジャム・セッション 菊次郎の夏<公式海賊版>
Directed by
Makoto Shinozaki
Genre
documentary film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a documentary about the making of Takeshi Kitano's movie 'Kikujiro.' It shows the filming process with the director and crew at work. The movie was shown at film festivals.

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What happens

Jam Session (ジャムセッション『菊次郎の夏』公式海賊版, Jamu Sesshon: Kikujirō no Natsu Kōshiki Kaizokuban) is a 1999 film directed by Makoto Shinozaki. It is a documentary of the making of Takeshi Kitano's film Kikujiro. It was produced and distributed by Office Kitano and was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival and other festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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