Takeshi Kitano

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Takeshi Kitano

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Biography

Takeshi Kitano (北野武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947), also known in Japan as Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi), is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host.

Kitano rose to prominence in the 1970s as one half of the comedy duo Two Beat, before going solo and becoming one of the three biggest comedians in the country. After several small acting roles, he made his directorial debut with 1989's Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine (1993). He was not widely accepted as an accomplished director in Japan until Hana-bi won the Golden Lion in 1997. In October 2017, Kitano completed his Outrage crime trilogy with the release of Outrage Coda. He is also known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990) and starring in the film Battle Royale (2000).

Films Featuring Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi

20037.2

Brother

20007.1

Battle Royale II: Requiem

20035.0

Battle Royale

20007.3

Kikujiro

19997.5

Takeshis'

20056.1

Taboo

19996.6

Blood and Bones

20046.6

Glory to the Filmmaker!

20076.3

Sonatine

19937.5

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

19837.3

Achilles and the Tortoise

20087.0

Boiling Point

19906.9

Violent Cop

19897.2

Gonin

19956.6

Johnny Mnemonic

19955.8

Outrage

20106.9

In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden

Kubi

20236.9

Getting Any?

19955.7

Tokyo Eyes

19986.7

Morning

20148.0

No More Comics!

19866.4

Jesus' Ark

1985

Arakimentari

20046.5

The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo

1983

Beyond Outrage

20127.0

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

19836.6

Dearest

20126.7

Demon

19857.6

Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special

20166.0

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE

2001

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II

2003

Kikoku

20105.7

Izo

20046.1

Zankyo

1999

Erotic Liaisons

19924.6

The 300 million yen robbery

2000

Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable

1999

Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon

1999

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

19908.0

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

20156.2

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

20145.8

Mozu The Movie

20156.9

The Boss' Wife

19886.3

Aka Medaka

20157.8

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

20136.3

While the Women Are Sleeping

20165.4

Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)

Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)

19996.8

Ghost in the Shell

20176.1

The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit

20084.9

Many Happy Returns

19936.9

A Legend of Turmoil

19927.5

Broken Rage

20246.7

The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano

19997.3

Outrage Coda

20176.8

The Dump Truck Rascal

19817.5

Completely... With That Air!

19817.0

Joke with a Sorrowful Heart

19858.5

Makoto-chan

19809.0

Manon

19819.0

Dioxin from Fish!

199210.0

Kim's War

1991

Kichiku

2002

Prison Break

20175.8

What the War Meant

2008

A Living Promise

2016

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

19696.7

Trespassing Bergman

20136.6

A Special Day

20125.3

The Golden Cups: One More Time

2004

To Each His Own Cinema

20076.5

The 8th Floor

20146.0

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

20048.5

Making-of Kids Return

19966.8

Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso

20025.0

Making of 'Battle Royale'

2000

In Between Mountains and Oceans

2014

Shoko Asahara with Takeshi

1991

KILL THEM ALL

1990

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

19857.2

Fireworks

19977.7

Citizen Kitano

20207.3

Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1

2009

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

20008.0

Summer Secrets

19825.3

Why Are We Creative?

20187.5

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

20256.0

雨の降る駅

19867.0

Plankton Salesmen

2017

Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me

200810.0

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls

1990

Hana-bi (1997) – Behind-the-scenes Footage

1997

One Fine Day

2005