Kikujiro (1999)

Master filmmaker Takeshi Kitano wrote, directed, edited and starred in this bitter-sweet tale of two people coming together in the oddest of ways. It’s a road movie of sorts, but they have no car and the road is more than literal.
Kitano has the ability to fill my left eye with tears of sadness while my right eye swells with tears of laughter, all during the same lingering scene. That kind of emotional power is a rare thing.
Regular composer Joe Hisaishi delivers another simple but effectively heart-warming score that's inseparable from the imagery.

5 free rides out of 5