Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 18, 1947
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
123 titles
Takeshi Kitano
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).
Known For
Filmography
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Self (archive footage)
Broken Rage
Nezumi
Kubi
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Analog
Novel
Takeshi's Castle Japan
Asakusa Kid
Novel
Citizen Kitano
Self
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
古今亭志生
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
Storyteller
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Outrage Coda
Otomo
Prison Break
Urata
Ghost in the Shell
Aramaki
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
While the Women Are Sleeping
Sahara
A Living Promise
Detective Koichiro Iwase
Aka Medaka
Tatekawa Danshi
Mozu The Movie
Daruma
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Detective Murakami
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
Morning
The 8th Floor
Self
In Between Mountains and Oceans
Himself
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
Rokuro Fujisawa
Kids Return: The Reunion
Original Story
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Assistant Editor
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Self
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
Beyond Outrage
Otomo
Dearest
Teruo Sugino
A Special Day
Self
Kikoku
Private First Class Oomiya
Outrage
Otomo
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
What the War Meant
Hideki Tojo
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
Take-Majin (voice)
Achilles and the Tortoise
Machisu
Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
Dots and Lines
Jutaro Torikai
To Each His Own Cinema
The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
Takeshis'
Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
One Fine Day
Projectionist
The Golden Cups: One More Time
Himself
Blood and Bones
Joon-pyong Kim
Izo
Chancellor