10.0
10.0
Johnny Mnemonic: In Black & White
2022
as Takahashi
Takeshi Kitano
Also known as: Beat Takeshi, Kitano Takeshi
Directing
Born:January 18, 1947(age 79)
Birthplace:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japan
Height:5'6" (168 cm)
Education:Adachi Ward fourth junior high school, Tokyo Metropolitan Adachi High School, Meiji University
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CommunityBiography
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).
Notable Works
Takeshi's CastleWORLD GREAT TVViolent CopA Scene at the SeaSonatineKikujiroKikujirō to SakiBattle RoyaleTakeshi no Chōsenjō
Filmography (95 movies)
8.0
8.0
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self
8.0
8.0
Morning
2014
Screenplay
8.0
8.0
Makoto-chan
1980
7.8
7.8
Aka Medaka
2015
as Tatekawa Danshi
7.7
7.7
Fireworks
1997
Director
7.6
7.6
Why Are We Creative?
2018
as Self
7.6
7.6
Dolls
2002
Screenplay
7.5
7.5
Kikujiro
1999
Director
7.5
7.5
Sonatine
1993
Director
7.5
7.5
A Legend of Turmoil
1992
as Kiichirou Yashiro
7.5
7.5
Citizen Kitano
2020
as Self
7.4
7.4
A Scene at the Sea
1991
Screenplay
7.3
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
as Hara
7.3
7.3
Battle Royale
2000
as Kitano
7.2
7.2
Violent Cop
1989
Writer
7.2
7.2
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
as Hara (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Zatoichi
2003
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
Brother
2000
Writer
7.0
7.0
Beyond Outrage
2012
Director
7.0
7.0
The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano
1999
as Self
7.0
7.0
Demon
1985
as Yajima
7.0
7.0
Achilles and the Tortoise
2008
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Kubi
2023
Screenplay
6.9
6.9
Mozu The Movie
2015
as Daruma
6.9
6.9
Kids Return
1996
Writer
6.9
6.9
Boiling Point
1990
Director
6.9
6.9
Outrage
2010
Director
6.8
6.8
Outrage Coda
2017
Director
6.8
6.8
Dearest
2012
as Teruo Sugino
6.8
6.8
Making-of Kids Return
1996
as Himself
6.8
6.8
Many Happy Returns
1993
as Daisuke Shiba
6.6
6.6
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
1969
as Gang Member
6.6
6.6
Broken Rage
2024
Director
6.6
6.6
Blood and Bones
2004
as Joon-pyong Kim
6.6
6.6
Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)
1999
6.6
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
6.6
6.6
Taboo
1999
as Toshizo Hijikata
6.5
6.5
Gonin
1995
as Ichiro Kyoya
6.5
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
6.4
6.4
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007
Writer
6.3
6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself
6.3
6.3
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983
as Man at Racetrack
6.3
6.3
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
2015
Director
6.1
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
2017
as Aramaki
6.1
6.1
Takeshis'
2005
Director
6.0
6.0
Izo
2004
as Chancellor
6.0
6.0
Arakimentari
2004
as Self
6.0
6.0
A Special Day
2012
as Self
6.0
6.0
No More Comics!
1986
as Police
6.0
6.0
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
2016
5.8
5.8
Johnny Mnemonic
1995
as Takahashi
5.8
5.8
Prison Break
2017
as Urata
5.7
5.7
Getting Any?
1995
Writer
5.4
5.4
While the Women Are Sleeping
2016
as Sahara
5.3
5.3
Summer Secrets
1982
as Ramen shop owner
5.0
5.0
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
as Rokuro Fujisawa
5.0
5.0
The Boss' Wife
1988
as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
5.0
5.0
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981
5.0
5.0
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
2002
as Niju Menso
5.0
5.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Kitano
3.5
3.5
Kikoku
2010
as Private First Class Oomiya
3.4
3.4
Erotic Liaisons
1992
as Okuyama
Dioxin from Fish!
1992
as Azuma
Kim's War
1991
as Kim Hyi-ro
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
1985
as Hiroshi Igarashi
In Between Mountains and Oceans
2014
as Himself
Shoko Asahara with Takeshi
1991
as Self
KILL THEM ALL
1990
Completely... With That Air!
1981
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
2009
Director
Dots and Lines
2007
as Jutaro Torikai
Manon
1981
as Shinobu
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
Jesus' Ark
1985
as Takeyoshi Sengoku
A Living Promise
2016
as Detective Koichiro Iwase
Zankyo
1999
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
1990
as Yama no hito
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
1983
as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
2001
as Self
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
2003
as Self
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
2025
as Self (archive footage)
In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden
TBA
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon
1999
Making of 'Battle Royale'
2000
as Self
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable
1999
The 300 million yen robbery
2000
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
2017
as self
School in the Crosshairs
1982
雨の降る駅
1986
as 演员
What the War Meant
2008
as Hideki Tojo
Kichiku
2002
The 8th Floor
2014
as Self
The Golden Cups: One More Time
2004
as Himself
One Fine Day
TBA
Director
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