Release Date : June, 2nd, 2007
Screen Time : 104 min.
Genre : Comedy, Fiction, Feature

Color : Color
Screening Format : 35mm
Screen Size : -
Sound System : Optical
Sound Processing : Dolby Digital

[ Directed by ] KITANO Takeshi

[ Produced by ] MORI Masayuki, YOSHIDA Takio

[ Cast ]

• BEAT Takeshi KITANO Takeshi
• EMORI Tohru HIGASHI-OHIZUMI Daizen
• KISHIMOTO Kayoko KOENJI Kumiko
• SUZUKI Anne KOENJI Kimiko

[ Staff ]

• KITANO Takeshi Written by
• KITANO Takeshi Edited by
• IKEBE Shin-ichiro Music
• YANAGIJIMA Katsumi Cinematography
• TAKAYA Hitoshi Lighting Design
• ISODA Norihiro Production Design
• HORIUCHI Senji Sound Design
• MATSUKAWA Takeshi First Assistant Director
• OTA Yoshinori Edited
• YOSHIDA Kumiko Script Supervisor
• YOSHIKAWA Takefumi Casting
• HOSOKAWA Akiko Hairstylist & Make-Up
• HAGIWARA Mitsuru Production Coordinator
• KOMIYA Shinji Line Producer

[ Production Company ]

BANDAI VISUAL, TOKYO FM, DENTSU, TV ASAHI, OFFICE KITANO,

[ Story ]

Director Kitano (Beat Takeshi) has declared that he would never make a gang film again though it is his home ground. Instead, Kitano tries various genres, such as empathic drama in the style of Ozu Yasujiro, horror, nostalgia reminiscent of the Showa era, love story, period drama, and Ninja action, but in vain. Having been driven into a corner, Kitano gets inspiration for an SF spectacle, and starts shooting without delay. It is a completely unexpected storyline, where a fraudulent mother and daughter pair schemes a marriage with a son of a political and financial heavyweight for money, while the Earth undergoes a catastrophic change.
The latest by Kitano Takeshi. Winner of the 1st "Glory to the Filmmaker!" award which was newly created at the Venice International Film Festival in 2007, in recognition of his attitude of constant challenge. The prize will continue to be awarded to directors with similar attitudes. The prize was named after this movie, Glory to the Filmmaker!. The music is by Ikebe Shin-ichiro who is known for his work for Kurosawa Akira and Imamura Shohei.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.office-kitano.co.jp/banzai/cover.html