Main trailer and poster added for Netflix movie “Asakusa Kid” starring Yuya Yagira & Yo Oizumi. Movie is a biopic of actor-director-comedian Takeshi Kitano. The trailer begins with a heckler saying something and then Yuya Yagira as Takeshi Kitano reponds “I am an entertainer. Stupid.”
“Asakusa Kid” will be available to stream from December 9, 2021 in Japan.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In 1965, Takeshi Kitano (Yuya Yagira) drops out of a university and enters the Asakusa France Za, which is a performance theater. He becomes an apprentice to Senzaburo Fukami (Yo Oizumi), who is a legendary entertainer. Senzaburo Fukami demands that Takeshi Kitano keep the mindset of an entertainer, not only on stage, but also in his daily life. Takeshi Kitano cultivates his dream of becoming an entertainer with other apprentices. Due to the popularity of TV, people attend the theater less and less, but Takeshi Kitano spends his youthful days with Senzaburo Fukami and other apprentices who are full of talent and unique personalities.
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