Kikujiro(1999)
Japanese film in which an inept, small-time criminal takes a neighbour's grandson on a hitchhiking journey to see his long-lost mother.
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Age group12+ years
Duration119 mins
Kikujiro The fact that it was in Japanese made it difficult because it was hard to read the subtitles for the entire film. It took a while to get to the main storyline but got better as it went on. Would not recommend but if you enjoy foreign films or are Japanese then I would reccomend
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