| Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims | |
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| Directed by | Kankuro Kudo |
| Written by | Kotobuki Shiriagari (original story) Kankuro Kudo (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Mitsuru Uda Yoshinori Fujita |
| Starring | Tomoya Nagase Shichinosuke Nakamura Eiko Koike Riki Takeuchi Suzuki Matsuo Kankuro Nakamura |
| Cinematography | Toshiyasu Yamanaka |
| Music by | Zazen Boys |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん, Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kudo Kankuro. The film stars several well-known and highly respected Japanese actors. It is based on the manga series Yajikita in Deep by Kotobuki Shiriagari.
The story follows two Edo-era gay men, Yaji Robei (Yaji) and Kita Hachi (Kita), on a pilgrimage to Ise Shrine. It is loosely based on the Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.