Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Written by Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano/Yusuke Sekiguchi/Kazeko Kishimoto/Kazeko Yoyuki/Norie Hosokawa/More…
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2020-09-25(China) / 1999-05-20(Cannes Film Festival) / 1999-06-05(Japan)
Running time: 121 minutes
The plot introduction of Kikujiro’s summer
Summer vacation is coming, since the death of his father in the third grade of primary school students Zhengnan (Seiguchi Xiosuke is acted the role of), now living with grandma, summer vacation is particularly boring. He took out the letter sent back by his mother from other places and prepared to visit his mother in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, by himself.
Neighbor aunt (Kishimoto Kazeko is acted the role of) found, decided to help Zheng male to complete the wish. She took out a sum of money for travel, but also arrange idle husband Kikujiro (Kitano Takeshi is acted the role of) to accompany Zheng male on the way to find the mother. However, on the first day, Kikujiro lost all the money given by his wife, so the two of them had to walk to Aichi.
After hitching a ride and causing a lot of trouble, Kikujiro finally takes Masao to his mother’s house, but the little boy is very upset. On the way home, Kikujiro tried to comfort him, the two of them had a very happy time, so the summer passed.