Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
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| Directed by | Kankuro Kudo |
| Produced by | Mitsuru Uda Yoshinori Fujita |
| Written by | Kotobuki Shiriagari (original story) Kankuro Kudo (screenplay) |
| Starring | Tomoya Nagase Shichinosuke Nakamura Eiko Koike Riki Takeuchi Suzuki Matsuo Kankuro Nakamura |
| Music by | Zazen Boys |
| Cinematography | Toshiyasu Yamanaka |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace |
| Running time | 124 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | (estimated) |
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kudo Kankuro. The film stars several well-known and highly respected Japanese actors.
The story follows two Edo-era gay men, Yaji Robei (Yaji) and Kita Hachi (Kita), on a pilgrimage to Ise Shrine. It is loosely based on the Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.
[edit] Plot
Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
One day, they receive an advertisement for the Grand Shrine at Ise, and decide to set out on a pilgrimage there, hoping to cure Kita of his drug addiction. They set out on a modern motorcycle but are forced to turn back and walk the Tōkaidō road to Ise, encountering various characters and obstacles along the way.
[edit] Cast
- Yaji: Nagase Tomoya from the band TOKIO
- Kita: Nakamura Shichinosuke, a well-known kabuki actor
- Kin-kin: Sadao Abe
- Ohatsu: Koike Eiko, a Japanese idol
- Hige no oiran (the bearded courtesan): Suzuki Matsuo
- King Arthur: Nakamura Kanzaburō, a kabuki actor
- Bartender: Arata
- Bartender's wife: Aso Kumiko
- Spirit of the dead: Arakawa Yoshiyoshi
- Non-non: Emoto Tasuku
- Naniwa Hotto: Itsuji Itao
- Foreman: Iwamatsu Ryō
- Vendor: Minagawa Sarutoki
- Landlady: Morishita Aiko
- Newsdealer: Namase Katsuhisa
- Tourists: Ogi Hiroaki, Yahagi Ken
- Samurai: Omori Nao
- Oyuki: Shimizu Yumi
- Tower Phonographs owner: Shiriagari Kotobuki
- Takeuchi Riki: Kimura Shonoshin
- Policeman: Terajima Susumu
- Fantom Yaji: Tsumabuki Satoshi
- Old man: Umezu Kazuo
- Ochin: Yamaguchi Tomomitsu
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