Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
Kikujiro has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Kikujiro (1999)
By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 Jan 2017
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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 21 Nov 2003
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By Joe Baltake (424) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 01 Jan 2000
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Kikujiro was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 319 reviews, giving Kikujiro (1999) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Kikujiro than critics were.
With a score of 74%, Kikujiro is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like Notting Hill, Galaxy Quest and Dogma.
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