In the tradition of Central Station comes Kikujiro the highly acclaimed new film from Takeshi 밄eat?Kitano, the award winning director of Fireworks (Hana-Bi) and Sonatine. Lonely nine- year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, a woman he뭩 never met. He뭩 accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by surly, middle-aged petty crook Kikujiro (Kitano), who is none too happy being the chaperone. When Kikujiro gambles away all of Masao뭩 travel money, the two must rely o their wits and the kindness of colorful strangers. Along the way, as the two share a series of wild and unpredictable adventures, they end up at a destination that neither of them could have imagined.