Takeshi Kitano

Known for DirectingBorn 1947-01-18 (age 79)Tokyo, Japan

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me

Asakusa Kid

Dioxin from Fish!

The Story of One Century

Manon

Makoto-chan

Golden Horse Awards

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Takeshi's Castle

Musashi

Joke with a Sorrowful Heart

Morning

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

Aka Medaka

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

Takeshi's Castle

Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea

Why Are We Creative?

Fireworks

Citizen Kitano

Dolls

Kikujiro

Demon

Sonatine

A Legend of Turmoil

A Scene at the Sea

The Dump Truck Rascal

Asakusa Kid

Battle Royale

The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano

Zatoichi

Kubi

Beyond Outrage

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Brother

Violent Cop

Achilles and the Tortoise

Analog

Mozu The Movie

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

MXC

Outrage Coda

Outrage

Broken Rage

雨の降る駅

Kids Return

Dearest