People
Takeshi Kitano
- Name: Takeshi Kitano
- Birthday: 1947-01-18
- Also known as: Такэси Китано,Beat Takeshi,Такеши Китано,기타노 타케시,비트 타케시,"Beat" Takeshi Kitano, บีท ทาเกชิ,تاکشی کیتانو
- Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
- Popularity: 18.266
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Broken Rage as Nezumi | 2024-09-06 |
| Kubi as Hashiba Hideyoshi | 2023-11-23 |
| Citizen Kitano as Self | 2020-10-16 |
| Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-29 |
| Outrage Coda as Otomo | 2017-10-07 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell as self | 2017-07-25 |
| Prison Break as Urata | 2017-04-12 |
| Ghost in the Shell as Chief Daisuke Aramaki | 2017-03-29 |
| Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special | 2016-07-03 |
| While the Women Are Sleeping as Sahara | 2016-02-27 |
| A Living Promise as Detective Koichiro Iwase | 2016-01-09 |
| Aka Medaka as Tatekawa Danshi | 2015-12-28 |
| Mozu The Movie as Daruma | 2015-11-07 |
| Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen as Detective Murakami | 2015-04-25 |
| Morning | 2014-09-01 |
| The 8th Floor as Self | 2014-05-10 |
| In Between Mountains and Oceans as Himself | 2014-04-11 |
| Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel as Rokuro Fujisawa | 2014-01-19 |
| Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself | 2013-08-31 |
| Trespassing Bergman as Self | 2013-08-28 |
| Beyond Outrage as Otomo | 2012-09-03 |
| Dearest as Teruo Sugino | 2012-08-25 |
| A Special Day as Self | 2012-05-16 |
| Kikoku as Private First Class Oomiya | 2010-08-12 |
| Outrage as Otomo | 2010-05-17 |
| Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 | 2009-11-20 |
| What the War Meant as Hideki Tojo | 2008-12-24 |
| The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit as Take-Majin (voice) | 2008-10-26 |
| Achilles and the Tortoise as Machisu | 2008-09-20 |
| Dots and Lines as Jutaro Torikai | 2007-11-24 |
| To Each His Own Cinema as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") | 2007-10-31 |
| Glory to the Filmmaker! as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer | 2007-06-02 |
| Takeshis' as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano | 2005-09-02 |
| The Golden Cups: One More Time as Himself | 2004-11-20 |
| Blood and Bones as Joon-pyong Kim | 2004-11-06 |
| Izo as Chancellor | 2004-09-07 |
| Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! as Self | 2004-02-22 |
| Arakimentari as Self | 2004-01-18 |
| Zatoichi as Zatoichi / Ichi | 2003-09-06 |
| The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II as Self | 2003-07-10 |
| Battle Royale II: Requiem as Kitano | 2003-07-05 |
| Kichiku | 2002-10-15 |
| Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso as Niju Menso | 2002-08-27 |
| Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE as Self | 2001-01-13 |
| The 300 million yen robbery | 2000-12-30 |
| Battle Royale as Kitano | 2000-12-16 |
| Brother as Aniki Yamamoto | 2000-12-13 |
| Making of 'Battle Royale' as Self | 2000-12-01 |
| Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano | 2000-05-05 |
| Taboo as Toshizo Hijikata | 1999-12-18 |
| Kikujiro as Kikujiro | 1999-06-05 |
| Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon | 1999-05-19 |
| Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable | 1999-04-21 |
| The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano as Self | 1999-03-05 |
| Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) | 1999-02-28 |
| Zankyo | 1999-02-13 |
| Tokyo Eyes as Yakusa | 1998-09-09 |
| Fireworks as Yoshitaka Nishi | 1997-10-30 |
| Making-of Kids Return as Himself | 1996-12-31 |
| Gonin as Ichiro Kyoya | 1995-09-23 |
| Johnny Mnemonic as Takahashi | 1995-05-26 |
| Getting Any? as Scientist | 1995-02-11 |
| Many Happy Returns as Daisuke Shiba | 1993-11-20 |
| Sonatine as Aniki Murakawa | 1993-09-10 |
| Erotic Liaisons as Okuyama | 1992-10-17 |
| Dioxin from Fish! | 1992-02-22 |
| A Legend of Turmoil as Kiichirou Yashiro | 1992-01-15 |
| Shoko Asahara with Takeshi | 1991-12-30 |
| Kim's War as Kim Hyi-ro | 1991-04-05 |
| KILL THEM ALL | 1990-11-23 |
| Boiling Point as Uehara | 1990-09-15 |
| Hoshi wo tsugu mono as Yama no hito | 1990-02-03 |
| Violent Cop as Azuma Ryosuke | 1989-08-12 |
| The Boss' Wife as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman | 1988-11-19 |
| No More Comics! as Police | 1986-03-24 |
| Jesus' Ark as Takeyoshi Sengoku | 1985-12-09 |
| Demon as Yajima | 1985-08-31 |
| Joke with a Sorrowful Heart as Hiroshi Igarashi | 1985-04-26 |
| Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto as Hara (archive footage) | 1985-04-09 |
| The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo as Kiyoshi Ôkubo | 1983-08-29 |
| The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor as Man at Racetrack | 1983-07-02 |
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as Hara | 1983-05-28 |
| School in the Crosshairs | 1982-10-11 |
| Summer Secrets | 1982-09-18 |
| Completely... With That Air! | 1981-12-20 |
| Manon as Shinobu | 1981-09-26 |
| The Dump Truck Rascal | 1981-04-29 |
| Makoto-chan | 1980-07-26 |
| Go, Go Second Time Virgin as Gang Member | 1969-01-01 |
