In 1973, after leaving the university, Kitano spent his days alternating the waste of time with the work of barman, until the lighting: go to Asakusa and become a comedian actor! Here, in a strip-tease club called Français, he will meet his teacher Senzaburo Fukami and will start, among sake drinks, dancers, sketches and real tragicomic episodes, the mess that will lead to the birth of Beat Takeshi.