Takeshis'

Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier who is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano begins hallucinating about becoming Beat. The film progresses through nested story-lines of dual protagonists, Beat Takeshi and Mr. Kitano (played by the same actor), as they appear in two forms or roles, exploring themes of duality, identity crisis, and self-actualization in a surreal, semi-autobiographical style.