Asakusa Kid

 is a Japanese biographical drama film directed and written by Gekidan Hitori and starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira. It was released on Netflix on December 9, 2021.

Summary
"Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Yo Oizumi as Senzaburo Fukami
 * Yuya Yagira as young Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi)
 * Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi) as himself
 * Mugi Kadowaki as Chiharu
 * Nobuyuki Tsuchiya as Beat Kiyoshi
 * Ayumu Nakajima
 * Yūsuke Furusawa
 * Nana Komaki
 * Yōko Ōshima
 * Hiroyuki Onoue as Hachiro Azuma
 * Morio Kazama as Jun Tayama
 * Honami Suzuki as Mari