[11/01/21 - 02:01 PM] Video: "Asakusa Kid" - Official Trailer - Netflix Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.
[via press release from Netflix]
Asakusa Kid | Official Trailer | Netflix
"I'm a comedian, you fool!"
Directed and written by Gekidan Hitori / Starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira / Theme song by Keisuke Kuwata
A legendary master who is said to be synonymous with the Tokyo district of Asakusa shares a strong bond with an apprentice who dedicates his youth to become a comedian - but the time will eventually come for them to part ways...
Telling the story of how the comedian Takeshi Kitano came to be through the laughter- and tear-filled days of his youth, the Netflix Film "Asakusa Kid" starts streaming worldwide from Thursday, December 9, 2021, only on Netflix!
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