One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinati
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Top cast
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Takeshi Kitano
as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Kotomi Kyono
as Takeshi's Girlfriend / Kitano's Female Neighbor
Kayoko Kishimoto
as Mahjong Parlor Woman / Audition Producer / Costumer
Ren Osugi
as Takeshi's Manager / Taxi Driver
Susumu Terajima
as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
Tetsu Watanabe
as TV Wardrobe Master / Noodle Cook / Audition Actor
Akihiro Miwa
as Self
Naomasa Musaka
as Film Studios Tattooist
Koichi Ueda
as Film Crew Member close to the Director
Kanji Tsuda
as Film Director
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Movie OTT Editorial
1 min read · Published July 6, 2026
6.1/10
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity.
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