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Kubi

+ intro by Queer East Festival Director Yi Wang

Rival warlords battle to control feudal Japan in Takeshi Kitano’s mesmerising historical epic.

  • Director

    Takeshi Kitano

  • With

    Takeshi Kitano, Kanichiro, Hidetoshi Nishijima

  • Japan 2023. 131min

  • Digital

  • Japanese with English subtitles

In acclaimed director Takeshi Kitano’s mesmerising historical epic, rival warlords battle to reign supreme over feudal Japan. But who has the skill to survive the web of shifting alliances, brutal passions and vengeful betrayals? Offering a darkly comic perspective on the political intrigue, this strikingly violent film comprehensively debunks the myths of masculinity, ethics and honour that have defined samurai genre filmmaking.

Contains distressing themes, racist language and scenes of graphic violence, sexual violence and suicide.

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