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	FIPRESCI - Festival Reports - Toronto 05 - Who is Takeshi
		Instead of playing two characters, Takeshi develops a double variation of the image he wants or thinks he projects in the public eye – Takeshi Kitano, the merciless yakuza we've seen in countless films, and 'Beat' Takeshi, the insane deadpan TV icon.
		Takeshis' is one of those rare films that doesn’t trap itself as a whole under any categorization or appreciative analysis; it's rather designed as a mish-mash of inspired flashes and cheap thrills than a logical or focused mind trip, and a hard one to love from start to finish.
		Even if Takeshis' proves to be his most personal effort so far, Takeshi remains a mysterious fellow who obviously adores nourishing this ambiguous and intriguing aura we have cherished over the years, even the bad ones.
	www.fipresci.org /festivals/archive/2005/toronto/takeshi_csroy.htm (540 words)

	takeshi kitano: takeshis' review
		Takeshis', which debuted at this year's Venice International Film Festival and subsequently screened at the celluloid festas in Vancouver, Toronto and London, has thus far traversed a bumpy course, with critical maulings riding shotgun up there alongside the more expected superlatives.
		The narrative structure is as peppered as a spray of bullets from an Uzi.
		Kotomi Kyono, while a tad dull as the movie star Takeshi's girlfriend, bears more than just costume jewellery sparkle in her ulterior role as a glitzy, ditsy yakuza girlfriend who happens to be the deadbeat Takeshi's tormenting neighbor.
	andrezbergen.tripod.com /id51.html (700 words)

	Takeshis' (2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Having seen a lot of Kitano Takeshi's work, one has to realize that this guy is totally hit and miss.
		And then we have Takeshis, which I'm proud to say is probably the worst movie I've seen in a number of years.
		But the film is presented in such a jumbled mess and scenes and characters that don't make any sense until the last scenes of the film, and it's a total cheat.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0478044 (319 words)

	Media Hussy: 'Takeshis' - Not Very Good
		(VENICE, Sept. 3rd) A surprise press screening of director Takeshi Kitano's latest film, "TAKESHIS'", was held at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival before the film had its public screening on the evening of September 2nd (early morning of the 3rd in Japan) at the festival's main venue, the Sala Grande.
		The film stars Beat Takeshi as himself and as a convenience store worker, but the complicated story's mixture of reality and fantasy failed to garner a good reaction.
		As the end credits rolled, applause was sparse, upon which director Takeshi Kitano, sitting amongst the audience, was heard to mutter "Maybe it's a little too heavy."
	www.mediahussy.net /2005/09/takeshis-not-very-good.html (335 words)

	Takeshis’ . (Kitano Takeshi, Japan)
		The Brother -issue Kitano appears quite frequently in Takeshis’— when the look-alike returns home after meeting his idol, he lapses into an extended fever dream in which he imagines (shades of Charlie Kaufman) what it would be like to be Kitano Takeshi.
		Turns out it’s a lot like starring in one of his yakuza movies, meaning that your dialogue is terse, your motivations are cloudy, bad guys in suits are forever shooting at you, and a pair obese clowns are trailing you to the seaside for some wholesome capering.
		Takeshis’ is gleeful and relentless in inventorying the clichés of Kitano’s filmography.
	www.cinema-scope.com /cs25/spot_takeshi.htm (882 words)

	xenoss's Xanga Site
		Takeshis' was enjoyable, but nothing I havent seen before in Izo.
		The fact that it is a french film probably means the rest of LLC wont be able to see it later on dvd, but if you guys find it somewhere, you should do yourself the favor of seeing this one.
		Takeshis' is worth the watch on the merit of this being a Kitano film, and it IS enjoyable, just dont expect too much from it.
	www.xanga.com /xenoss (288 words)

	DVD Verdict: Judge Adam Arseneau's Blog
		To say I am a fan of 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano would be something of an understatement.
		Takeshi (the character in the film) is a famous actor who gets carted from movie shoot to movie shoot in a Rolls Royce.
		Irritatingly repetitious, absurdly bizarre and totally random, Takeshis' is one part middle finger to Kitano's own celebrity, one part Fellini-esque self-indulgence and personal reflection on a cinematic career, and ten parts satire and mockery of every single film he has ever made.
	www.dvdverdict.com /judgeblog/aarseneau/post/487 (748 words)

	LONDON FILM FESTIVAL: Takeshis\' - Shiny Shelf
		On a related note, Takeshi seems to be aware of, an playing to, his non-Japanese language audience these days, picking instantly recognisable symbols (a caterpillar stands for potential, the stars represent yearning) to communicate his meaning to an audience who will be reading the subtitles as well as watching the pictures move.
		It’s a measure of Takeshi’s acting prowess that even when one iteration of his screen persona is dreaming of being the other that the audience is never in any doubt over which of the Takeshis they are watching.
		Essentially, Takeshi pulls out every trick he’s ever learned in a career of making movies that always entertain first and foremost, but while his stylistic verve and eye for engaging onscreen motion serve him well here, they only just manage to make up for the picture being just a touch too long.
	www.shinyshelf.com /article/3/st/1126 (740 words)

	Paul Gvildys' Blog @ UWaterloo
		Well, if they hadn't seen that film, and they decided to see Takeshis', they would COMPLETELY be in the dark.
		The film relies on a viewers knowledge of who Takeshi is, and that he has appeared in a number of Yakuza styled films.
		Takeshi shows that he can shoot some beautiful scenes, but as always, he's not the easiest of storytellers to follow.
	www.eng.uwaterloo.ca /~pgvildys/cgi-bin/BLOG/index.php?task=review&entry=35 (333 words)

	Japan's Kitano surprises Venice with wacky new film - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano baffled and enthralled Venice on Friday with the premiere of "Takeshis,"' a surreal send-up of his eclectic career which weaves together the lives of a TV celebrity and his lookalike.
		VENICE (Reuters) - Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano baffled and enthralled Venice on Friday with the premiere of "Takeshis,"' a surreal send-up of his eclectic career which weaves together the lives of a TV celebrity and his lookalike.
		Both the TV personality -- "Beat" Takeshi, the name he takes as an actor -- and the frustrated store attendant doppelganger, Takeshi Kitano, are played by the actor-director himself.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2005/09/02/japans_kitano_surprises_venice_with_wacky_new_film (454 words)

	500% Kitano - Nothing to add!: Takeshis' Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We are introduced to his character ''Beat'' Takeshi, who is in fact the real life Takeshi Kitano, or at least how the public may view him.
		This is Takeshi Kitano's second character in the film, the doppelganger of his real-life counterpart.
		This happens to be one of the most touching scenes of the film, but it is swiftly pushed aside in exchange for Takeshi's one-man war against the characters haunting him.
	plastichandgun.com /filmreviews/takeshis.html (650 words)

	Toronto International Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An extremely sophisticated venture into the house of mirrors that is life in show-biz, the film plays with both the cinematic archetypes impressed upon Kitano's unconscious - Fellini's The Clowns, for example - and the doppelganger his enormous popularity seems to have generated.
		Five-hundred percent Kitano, Takeshis' follows the busy lives of Beat, the performer, and Kitano, a shy cashier at a convenience store.
		Kitano - playing his twin roles with flawless ease and consummate skill - enters the sublime domain of cinema-within-cinema with the playfulness of a puer eternus - the eternal child abiding in all of us.
	www.e.bell.ca /filmfest/2005/films_description.asp?id=271 (378 words)

	IFFR
		Kitano 'Beat' Takeshi, world-famous star of film and television, meets his bleached double, whose name is also Kitano.
		In Takeshis', Kitano takes a solipsistic satirical look at his own oeuvre and would appear - while looking for the exit - not to be able to escape from his bunched-up explosions of violence, tender fantasies of death, amusing choreographies and other idiosyncrasies.
		Whatever the case may be, the result invites revision: a surrealist, hilarious, occasionally challenging and innovative film that is sometimes irritating and tiresome - as can so often be said of the subversive exercises of idiosyncratic directors.
	www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com /eng/programme/atoz/film.aspx?id=37050&year=2006 (312 words)

	Takeshis' comes to DVD land
		Takeshis' (their apostrophe, not mine - and one that seems to move about of its own accord depending on where it's being advertised) has been announced this week for an English-subbed R2J release on the 7th of April 2006.
		I remember reading something about this a while ago but can't remember anything about it now,other than a vague recollection that it seemed pretty strange and a picture of him and a woman sitting on a rock which reminded me of Sonatine.
		few things to point out, i think takeshis' only opened in japan november 5th...
	www.empireonline.com /forum/fb.asp?m=174182 (766 words)

	London Film Festival - Takeshis' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The title of Takeshi Kitano's splendid new film is indeed in the plural, and does indeed denote possession without indicating what is possessed.
		The working title was Fractal, which suggests the kind of ideas in play: this is a splintered narrative, densely populated with doppelgängers and tripelgängers, which explores alternative realities and possibilities.
		Insofar as it has a centre, it centres on two Takeshi Kitanos, one a successful TV star, the other a bum who accidentally discovers his resemblance to the star and trades on it by trying for a career on the fringes of showbiz.
	www.lff.org.uk /films_print.php?FilmID=863 (331 words)

	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Receives Standing Ovation in Venice - Entertainment - Enjoy Life - Newsgd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Takeshi has won two awards in Venice so far: the Golden Lion award for his movie Hana-bi in 1997 and the Best Director award for Zatoichi in 2003.
		This time, he stands a good chance of winning the Best Director award for Takeshis, as the movie advanced to the main competition after being shown immediately after the opening ceremony, much like Kim Ki-deok’s 3-Iron last year, which brought Kim prestigious accolade.
		Takeshis is an experimental fantasy movie depicting one man's dreams.
	www.newsgd.com /enjoylife/entertainment/entertainment/200509060061.htm (407 words)

	GreenCine Daily: Venice Dispatch. 4.
		Barney told me he is aware that his films are difficult to find and see, but he hopes that his being in Venice will bring his work to the attention of a wider audience.
		The surprise film of the competition yesterday was Takeshi Kitano's Takeshis, a film that the Japanese director revealed may be his last in a cycle of films.
		There were instances of good cinema, but perhaps the dressing down of Kitano, the relegation of this onscreen icon to an everyday man resonated with many.
	daily.greencine.com /archives/001167.html (897 words)

	Toronto Dispatch: Takeshis, Tideland, Shopgirl - Cinematical
		The fl haired Takeshi is pretty straight forward in the film, a revered icon in TV and film as he is in real-life.
		The film mostly focuses on blonde Takeshi as a sort of parallel universe with himself with his real life companions (on and off screen) in alternate careers as well.
		Now, what the film is really trying to say as the two Takeshi’s universes crisscross one another, I’m not sure, nor is the TIFF guide and judging by the lukewarm applause at the conclusion of the screening, nor is anyone else either.
	www.cinematical.com /2005/09/11/toronto-dispatch-takeshis-tideland-shopgirl (1363 words)

	amp power: Two Beats in "Takeshis"
		Beat Takeshi has released a new movie, called "Takeshis," which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
		"Takeshi" is about a divided self--literally--and Beat plays both roles.
		Beat, who is also known as Kitano Takeshi, is one of the few directors about whom I get very revved up when they release a new picture.
	amppower.blogspot.com /2005/09/two-beats-in-takeshis.html (157 words)

	Ichi the Killer ENDING discussion. - Japan Forum
		Suprisingly the most cut scenes in the cut version are those of non-gore, like the story of Takeshis father (the gunlosing cop).
		When we see Takeshi kicking Ichi, he may not kill him, merely providing the catalyst for Ichi to kill "Jijii".
		If Jijii is Ichi's sadism and will to kill, the sadness and anger Ichi inflicts on Takeshi by killing his dad could make him come to his senses and lose the will for sadism..
	www.jref.com /forum/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=4412 (575 words)

	Snowblood Apple Forums - Anyone watch takeshis castle?
		The real Takeshi's Castle (if I recall correctly) did this to a smaller degree.
		11th January 2004 06:11 PM i love takeshis castle, but is it just me or is captain japan kinda cute.
		Yeah, I know Takeshi didn't say things remotely similar to what is dubbed over his voice, but they did it just to create a different product, and apparent spoof of gameshows and reality shows.
	www.mandiapple.com /forum/printthread.php?t=284&pp=40 (1851 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Japan's Kitano Surprises Venice with Wacky New Film
		Director Takeshi Kitano attends the premiere for the film Takeshi's at the Palazzo del Cinema on the third day of the 62nd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2005 in Venice, Italy.
		VENICE - Japanese cult director Takeshi Kitano baffled and enthralled Venice on Friday with the premiere of Takeshis', a surreal send-up of his eclectic career which weaves together the lives of a TV celebrity and his lookalike.
		The surprise addition to a list of 19 films vying for the Venice Film Festival's top Golden Lion prize is a bewildering jaunt from smoky mah-jong parlours and noodle bars to showdowns between gun-slinging yakuza gangsters.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-9-2/31888.html (429 words)

	\|\| easternKicks.com - Takeshis' (2) \|\|
		Japan 2005/Dir Takeshi KitanoWith 'Beat' Takeshi, Akihiro Miwa, Ren Osugi.
		Kitano almost achieves that clever crossing of the line between fact and fiction, dreams and reality, so gloriously explored by Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman in their collaborations Adaptation and Being John Malkovich.
		-->Successful TV star Takeshi Kitano meets his doppelganger, a failed wannabe actor who hopes ones day to be him.
	easternkicks.com /films/takeshis_2.htm (325 words)

	TaKeShiS CaStLe!!!!
		The first time i saw takeshis castle, i ended up on the floor, crying and laughing cos it was just so funny, and it has had the same effect on me every time ever since!!!...
		(in the English version of Takeshis Castle, Genera Tani is known as General Lee!) :P
		Takeshis Castle is a Japanese game show in which 100 random volunteers from Japan (or in many different countries in international specials) take part in a series of sometimes very very difficult games...
	www.matmice.com /home/takeshi_games (325 words)

	DVDActive - News - Releases - Takeshis' (JP - R2)
		Great news for Takeshi Kitano (aka ‘Beat’ Takeshi) fans – the Japanese filmmaker’s latest title Takeshis’ is due for an April 7th release and it will include English subtitles.
		Somehow, the lives of the two men collide in mystifying and entertaining fashion, as Takeshi Kitano (the director) constantly references his own work (including Sonatine, Zatoichi, and Brother, to name some) in the name of wild, unadulterated parody.
		But there's another Takeshi Kitano out there: a mild-mannered convenience store clerk and struggling actor (also played by Kitano) who dreams of being like the "other" Kitano.
	www.dvdactive.com /news/releases/takeshis.html (479 words)

	Sherman3D: Forums / All Things Eastern / Interview with Zatoichi creator on his latest film, Takeshis. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Interview with Zatoichi creator on his latest film, Takeshis.
		There are funny moments in "Takeshis," when the clerk goes into a
		"Takeshis" is Kitano's surprise movie, the one made to stump them
	www.sherman3d.net /Sherman3D/forum_viewtopic.php?6.1301 (910 words)

	Japanese Movie / Takeshis' (English Subtitles) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		100% pure, 200% Takeshi, 500% sensational, "Takeshi's" was nominated for the 62 Annual Venis Film Awards.
		"Takeshi's" tells the story of two Takeshis, and the way they come together.
		Most actors in the film perform at least two roles, with some of the greatest, most seriously famous names in the Japanese actor's world performing some of the oddest, straight-out-of-a-manga roles you've ever seen.
	cdjapan.jp /detailview.html?KEY=BCBJ-2450 (197 words)

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	www.web2txt.co.uk /polyphonic-ringtones-new.php?toneid=28231 (348 words)

	Kaiju Shakedown: TAKESHIS' DETAILS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There's a page up for Takeshi Kitano's TAKESHIS' here for the Toronto Film Festival.
		Apparently, Kitano will be playing the roles of Takeshi Kitano, celebrity, and Takeshi Kitano, cashier and struggling actor, as the two Takeshis lives cross paths.
		Although the movie still promises to be "500% Takeshi" I'd like to point out that Takeshi + Takeshi = 200% Takeshi.
	www.kaijushakedown.com /2005/08/takeshis_detail.html (124 words)

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