Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.

2000 film directed by Takeshi Kitano

2003 Japanese film by Takeshi Kitano

1989 film by Takeshi Kitano

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.

【日本殿堂级导演北野武暖心大作，笑中藏泪，细述他与他的“超级阿爸阿妈”】
•电影大师北野武，笑谈贫寒童年，温情讲述别样成长故事。
•出身底层，北野三兄弟却能成为企业高管、教授、名导演，讲述母亲教子的大智慧。
•北野武披露创作灵感的起源，理解北野武艺术人生的“第一自传”。
•台湾名导吴念真、陈玉勋、作家郝誉翔联名推荐！
父亲菊次郎，凡事靠酒壮胆，糗事一箩筐的油漆工，北野武电影中的悲情英雄。
母亲佐纪，自称“出身名门”的平民主妇。被母亲毒舌“鞭策”半生，北野武却最终坦承：我是全国最恋母的男人。
◆著名导演吴念真感动作序：
你将读到的是北野武的出身、父母、兄弟和家庭的故事。
但请放心，这绝非一个自我感觉良好的人写的那种“优良课外读物”。
相反，北野武用搞笑到甚至刻薄方式描绘这些人和事，让我们在笑与泪的交织中，看到真情和真实，看到那么多情、柔软的心。
◆《佐贺的超级阿嬷》作者岛田洋七：
对我来说，我的教科书就是“人”，而那本最重要的教科书，就是北野武。
◆北野武亲笔致信中国读者：
穷人家的孩子，不管日本还是中国，童年光景大概是一样的。
假如中国读者因我这本书而想起一些有关家人的事，
我就很高兴了。

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.

小巷深处的小酒馆内，最好的“下酒菜”非毒舌北野武的奇谈妙论莫属！
时而是令人捧腹不已的灵机妙谈，时而是令人瞠目结舌的率性直言，时而是令人抚掌长叹的严肃正论……
日本殿堂级导演北野武，犀利自剖前半生，“那场车祸是我人生的转折点，从此我对活着失去了兴趣”，“为了成就我一个，成千上万的人倒了下去”。
稀世奇才北野武从生死、教育、人际关系、规矩、电影五个方面，揭开现代社会种种病灶，唤醒大众逆位思考。