Banzai!

Everyone should see the work of Takeshi Kitano, not just because he's an extremely talented and hilarious director/writer/performer, but because he has created his own niche in the world of film with his deadpan yakuza gangster outbursts of violent cruelty. His newest film, Kantoku: Banzai! (which translates to "Hooray for the director!") has him playing a film director working in seven different genres with himself as the star. It's definitely a more comical side to Kitano that we're seeing here, but judging from the trailer, it looks like it could be some wacky Japanese fun. And that's something that all of our lives could benefit from.