Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

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Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

"A wild trip to the land of fey…"

2005

2h 4m

6.0(4 votes)

Action

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Asmik Ace Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tomoya Nagase

Tomoya Nagase

Yaji

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Kita

Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe

Kin-kin

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Spirit of the Dead

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Bartender

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Mayumi

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Non-non

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Shimizu Jirocho

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

Naniwa Hotto

Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Foreman

Creative team

Directed by: Kankuro Kudo
Written by: Kankuro Kudo
Produced by: Mitsuru Uda

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