Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

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Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pligrims
Directed by Kankuro Kudo
Produced by Mitsuru Uda
Yoshinori Fujita
Written by Kotobuki Shiriagari (original story)
Kankuro Kudo (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)

Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san?) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kudo Kankuro. 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 Shrine. It is loosely based on the Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.

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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. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita 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.


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