After nearly 10 years of work, French director Yves Montmayeur talks with affection of Kitano, saying: “he is completely unpredictable.”
Kitano had once before received a prestigious award in Italy honoring his career, the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for “Hana-bi”.
This is a movie that successfully explores universal themes of change and compassion through one Japanese entertainer’s road to fame.
On November 22, 2017, in a live performance venue in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Hawking Aoyama appeared on stage in his wheelchair to perform in the rakugo...
