Kitano, an ordinary white-collar guy and wannabe actor, divides his days between frustrating auditions and creative daydreaming. At the same time Beat, a famous actor in yakuza films, moves around movie sets, noodlebars, mah-jong parlors and other emblematic Tokyo settings. Soon Kitano drifts into a mysterious world of fantasy that mixes different aspects of Beat's real life as well as his violent onscreen persona. Multitalented Japanese maverick director/writer/thesp Takeshi Kitano (Hana-Bi, Sonatine & Zatoichi) acts opposite himself, both playing the ordinary guy Kitano and the director's real-life alter-ego, TV and cinema star "Beat" Takeshi.
Takeshis’ entered as the surprise film in Venice Film Festival 2005 and the Masters section in the Toronto Film Festival 2005.

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Most of the movie is about a guy dreaming. It's just like a real dream - no coherent story, just confusing images. Halfway through I just wished the movie would end soon.