Takeshi Kitano
Born 1947 • 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).
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Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa
as Urata
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Directed by Kan Ishibashi
as Detective Koichiro Iwase
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Directed by Wayne Wang
as Sahara
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Directed by Naoki Tamura
as Character in Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
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Directed by Eiichiro Hasumi
as Daruma
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Directed by Hideta Takahata
as Tatekawa Danshi
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as Detective Murakami
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Directed by Kan Ishibashi
as Rokuro Fujisawa
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as Character in Morning
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Directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita
as Private First Class Oomiya
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as Character in Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
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Directed by Takako Matsumoto
as Character in Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
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Directed by Takeshi Kitano
as Machisu
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Directed by Minoru Kawasaki
as Take-Majin (voice)
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Directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita
as Hideki Tojo
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as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
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as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
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Directed by Takeshi Kitano
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Directed by Yōichi Sai
as Joon-pyong Kim
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Directed by Kenta Fukasaku
as Kitano
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Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
as Niju Menso
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Directed by Noboru Tanaka
as Character in Kichiku
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Directed by Louis Heaton
as Character in Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
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Directed by Meiji Fujita
as Character in The 300 million yen robbery
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Directed by Makoto Shinozaki
as Character in Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)
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Directed by Ikuo Sekimoto
as Character in Zankyo
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as Character in Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable
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as Character in Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon
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Directed by Takeshi Kitano
as Yoshitaka Nishi
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Directed by Toshihiro Tenma
as Daisuke Shiba
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Directed by Seiji Izumi
as Kiichirou Yashiro
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Directed by Ryudo Uzaki
as Azuma
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Directed by Masaaki Odagiri
as Kim Hyi-ro
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Directed by Kazuo Komizu
as Yama no hito
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Directed by Toshio Masuda
as Character in The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
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Directed by Hisashi Sudo
as Character in KILL THEM ALL
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Directed by Takeshi Kitano
as Azuma Ryosuke
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Directed by Ryuichi Takamori
as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
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Directed by Yojiro Takita
as Police
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Directed by Osamu Yamaizumi
as Takeyoshi Sengoku
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Directed by Masaharu Segawa
as Hiroshi Igarashi
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Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
as Hara
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Directed by Yōichi Sai
as Man at Racetrack
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Directed by Osamu Yamaizumi
as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
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as Character in School in the Crosshairs
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Directed by Hiromichi Kawakami
as Ramen shop owner
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Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani
as Character in Completely... With That Air!
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as Character in The Dump Truck Rascal
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Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
as Character in Makoto-chan
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Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
as Gang Member
About Takeshi Kitano
Known for: Directing