Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san

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Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pligrims)

Directed by	Kankurō Kudō
Produced by	Mitsuru Uda Yoshinori Fujita
Written by	Kotobuki Shiriagari (original story) Kankurō Kudō (screenplay)
Starring	Tomoya Nagase Shichinosuke Nakamura Eiko Koike Riki Takeuchi Suzuki Matsuo Kankuro Nakamura
Music by	Zazen Boys
Cinematography	Toshiyasu Yamanaka
Distributed by	Asmik Ace
Running time	124 min.
Language	Japanese
Budget	(estimated)

Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん English title: Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kudō Kankurō. The film stars several well-known and highly respected Japanese actors.

The story follows two Edo-era gay samurai, Yajirobei (Yaji) and Kitahachi (Kita), on a pilgrimage to Ise.

1 Tagline
2 Plot
3 Cast
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「お伊勢参りへ行こうぜベイべー！」　("Let's go visit Ise, baby!") (Japanese version)
"A wild trip to the land of fey" (English version)

[edit] Plot

Yaji and Kita are samurai who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Kita is married to a woman, while Yaji is addicted to various drugs.

One day, they receive an advertisement for the Grand Shrine at Ise, and decide to set out on a pilgrimage there, hoping to cure Kita of his drug addiction. They set out on a modern motorcycle but are forced to turn back and walk the Tōkaidō road to Ise, encountering various characters and obstacles along the way.