Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)

Original title

ばんざい! / 監督・ばんざい!

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The director Takeshi Kitano plays himself in this comedy. He tries to make different kinds of movies and fails at each one.

metaself-referentialabsurdplayfulsurrealcomedicunpredictablewhimsical

What happens

Glory to the Filmmaker! (監督·ばんざい!, Kantoku · Banzai!) is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following Takeshis', and concluding with Achilles and the Tortoise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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