turning point from which the characters begin to find comfort in their shared isolation. Cast Beat Takeshi as Kikujiro Takeda Kayoko Kishimoto as Kikujiro's Wife Yusuke Sekiguchi as Masao Sugiyama Yūko Daike as Satoko Sugiyama Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Masao's Grandmother Beat Kiyoshi as Man at the bus stop Great Gidayu as Biker Rakkyo Ide as Biker's Friend Nezumi Imamura as Travelling Man Fumie Hosokawa as Juggler Akaji Maro as Scary Man Daigaku Sekine as Yakuza Boss Soundtrack The album includes "Summer", one of the most famous compositions by Hisaishi; it was also re-arranged and used for Toyota Corolla commercials, for instance. These recordings can be found in his album Curved Music II. "Summer" − 6:26 "Going Out" − 1:17 "Mad Summer" − 2:55 "Night Mare" − 1:49 "Kindness" − 1:57 "The Rain" − 5:38 "Real Eyes" − 3:16 "Angel Bell" − 3:12 "Two Hearts" − 2:01 "Mother" − 2:13 "River Side" − 6:13 "Summer Road" − 3:08 Credits Cello (solo) – Yumiko Morooka Composed by – Joe Hisaishi Executive producer – Emmanuel Chamboredon, Russell Ziecker Violin (solo) – Rieko Suzuki Reception The film received mixed reviews. It has a 61% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 5.91/10 and 44% approval rating, based on 25 reviews, on Metacritic. Documentary Film director Makoto Shinozaki made a documentary of the making of Kikujiro entitled Jam Session (Jamu sesshon Kikujirō no natsu kōshiki kaizokuban). It was produced and distributed by Office Kitano and was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival and other festivals. References External links Kikujiro's official website at Sony Pictures Classics 1999 comedy-drama films 1999 films Japanese comedy-drama films 1990s Japanese-language films Films directed by Takeshi Kitano Japanese road movies 1990s road comedy-drama films Films shot in Tokyo Films scored by Joe Hisaishi 1990s Japanese films