Profile of Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano

Born
1947-01-18
Birthplace
Tokyo,
Japan
Born
1947-01-18
Birthplace
Tokyo
Japan
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......

Profile of Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Born
1947-01-18
Birthplace
Tokyo
Japan
Born
1947-01-18
Birthplace
Tokyo
Japan
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).

122 titles with 188 credits

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Golden Horse Awards poster

1962

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Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea poster

2013

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Zatoichi poster

2003

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Ghost in the Shell poster

2017

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Battle Royale poster

2000

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Takeshi's Castle poster

2002

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Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story poster

2019

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Sonatine poster

1993

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Kikujiro poster

1999

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MXC poster

2003

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Musashi poster

2003

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Johnny Mnemonic poster

1995

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Fireworks poster

1997

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Battle Royale II: Requiem poster

2003

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence poster

1983

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Brother poster

2000

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Outrage poster

2010

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Violent Cop poster

1989

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Dolls poster

2002

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Kids Return poster

1996

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Beyond Outrage poster

2012

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Takeshi's Castle poster

1986

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Boiling Point poster

1990

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A Scene at the Sea poster

1991

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Outrage Coda poster

2017

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To Each His Own Cinema poster

2007

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Taboo poster

1999

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Achilles and the Tortoise poster

2008

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Izo poster

2004

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Broken Rage poster

2024

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Takeshis' poster

2005

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Getting Any? poster

1995

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Asakusa Kid poster

2021

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Go, Go Second Time Virgin poster

1969

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Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen poster

2015

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Gonin poster

1995

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Glory to the Filmmaker! poster

2007

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Blood and Bones poster

2004

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Kubi poster

2023

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Trespassing Bergman poster

2013

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Tokyo Eyes poster

1998

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Takeshi's Castle Japan poster

2023

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Dearest poster

2012

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Today's Close-Up poster

1993

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Arakimentari poster

2004

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Why Are We Creative? poster

2018

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Morning poster

2014

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While the Women Are Sleeping poster

2016

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The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit poster

2008

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Mozu The Movie poster

2015

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Citizen Kitano poster

2020

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Aka Medaka poster

2015

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Erotic Liaisons poster

1992

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Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto poster

1985

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Demon poster

1985

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No More Comics! poster

1986

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The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor poster

1983

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Analog poster

2023

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Miwa: A Japanese Icon poster

2013

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Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) poster

1999

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Prison Break poster

2017

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Many Happy Returns poster

1993

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Kids Return: The Reunion poster

2013

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Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel poster

2014

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The Boss' Wife poster

1988

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Summer Secrets poster

1982

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Kikoku poster

2010

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The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano poster

1999

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Makoto-chan poster

1980

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Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso poster

2002

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A Legend of Turmoil poster

1992

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A Special Day poster

2012

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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano poster

2000

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Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! poster

2004

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The Dump Truck Rascal poster

1981

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The Story of One Century poster

2000

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Joke with a Sorrowful Heart poster

1985

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Asakusa Kid poster

2002

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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special poster

2016

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Dioxin from Fish! poster

1992

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Manon poster

1981

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Hoshi wo tsugu mono poster

1990

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AUM: The Cult at the End of the World poster

2025

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Completely... With That Air! poster

1981

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The 8th Floor poster

2014

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Plankton Salesmen poster

2017

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Making-of Kids Return poster

1996

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雨の降る駅 poster

1986

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Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me poster

2008

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Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle poster

1989

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A Living Promise poster

2016

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Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka poster

TBD

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オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～ poster

2014

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Kichiku poster

2002

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Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE poster

2001

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Kim's War poster

1991

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The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II poster

2003

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What the War Meant poster

2008

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北野ファンクラブ poster

1992

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The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo poster

1983

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KILL THEM ALL poster

1990

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Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable poster

2018

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Making of 'Battle Royale' poster

2000

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加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! poster

1998

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Zankyo poster

1999

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In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden poster

TBD

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The 300 million yen robbery poster

2000

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Jesus' Ark poster

1985

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たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 poster

2015

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The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls poster

1990

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In Between Mountains and Oceans poster

2014

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たけしのその時カメラは回っていた poster

2020

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Shoko Asahara with Takeshi poster

1991

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Kitano fan kurabu poster

1992

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Dots and Lines poster

2007

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The Golden Cups: One More Time poster

2004

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Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon poster

1999

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

1999

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Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 poster

2009

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日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ poster

2012

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One Fine Day poster

TBD

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

1997

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