Kubi (首; lit. 'Head') is a 2023 Japanese historical samurai film written, directed, produced and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars as Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi).

A monumentally entertaining Samurai epic, Takeshi Kitano's 'Kubi' is a gripping story of betrayal and violence. Well-written, funny and thrilling, it's blood-soaked brilliance must be seen to be believed.

May 25, 2023 · A project that’s reportedly been in gestation for 30 years, so long that Akira Kurosawa once expressed huge hopes for its success before he died, Kubi is a labor of love.

May 24, 2023 · Read Deadline's review of 'Kubi,' Japanese master Takeshi Kitano's vicious samurai epic, from the Cannes Film Festival.

Feb 2, 2024 · Kubi is Kitano’s second historical drama, following 2003’s Zatōichi. It is set in the Warring States period (1467–1568), when powerful daimyō lords were in constant conflict.

One of the bloodiest most violent renditions of that era in Japanese history, complete with graphic homosexual images and literally dozens of decapitations… as the title Kubi (which means “Neck”) …

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Kubi (2023) R15+ 10/21/2023 (US) History, Action, Drama, Comedy, and Thriller 2h 11m User Score

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May 23, 2023 · What little remains memorable about “Kubi” is only striking in isolation, born from threads, ideas, and slivers of images that seem to have been rattling around Kitano’s brain for over …