#79: Kikujiro

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In Takeshi Kitano’s summer road movie, Kikujiro, a young boy searching for his estranged mother sets out from Tokyo into rural Japan with an unruly former Yakuza as his guide, begetting a series of misadventures, felonious incidents, comedic interludes, surreal vignettes,  and tender moments, as bonds of affection form between the unlikely pair.   

Timestamps:

• [00:00] Introductions and Nonsense
• [09:09] Mini-Review of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga Goodbye, Eri
• [44:40] Kikujiro Review

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