Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

First major English-language documentary profile of the cult Japanese actor/director, Takeshi Kitano. Featuring interviews with many of his regular contributors and colleagues, the film explores Kitano's rise from working-class poverty to superstar of Japanese radio, TV, comedy and journalism, and follows the making of his US-Japanese gangster film, 'Brother'.

• Louis HeatonDirector

• Takeshi KitanoSelf
• Joe HisaishiSelf
• Masayuki MoriSelf
• Kazuyoshi OkuyamaSelf
• Nagisa ŌshimaSelf
• Jeremy ThomasSelf
• Tom ContiSelf
• Tatyana AliSelf
• Omar EppsSelf
• Bernard HillNarrator (voice)