Takeshi Kitano
Born in Tokyo, Japan — Jan 18 1947
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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 19…
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Golden Horse Awards
Self
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Editing
Zatoichi
Zatoichi / Ichi
Ghost in the Shell
Aramaki
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
古今亭志生
Battle Royale
Kitano
MXC
Musashi
Munisai Shinmen
Brother
Aniki Yamamoto
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Hara
Takeshi's Castle
Takeshi's Castle
Count Takeshi
Kikujiro
Kikujiro
Violent Cop
Azuma Ryosuke
Dolls
Editing
Outrage
Otomo
Outrage Coda
Otomo
Taboo
Toshizo Hijikata
Achilles and the Tortoise
Machisu
Johnny Mnemonic
Takahashi
Getting Any?
Scientist
Kubi
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Sonatine
Aniki Murakawa
Kids Return
Directing
Boiling Point
Uehara
Fireworks
Yoshitaka Nishi
Gonin
Ichiro Kyoya
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Man at Racetrack
Blood and Bones
Joon-pyong Kim
The Boss' Wife
Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
Beyond Outrage
Otomo
Takeshi's Castle Japan
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Detective Murakami
No More Comics!
Police
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Kitano
What the War Meant
Hideki Tojo
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
Rokuro Fujisawa
To Each His Own Cinema
The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
Niju Menso
Makoto-chan
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
Gang Member
While the Women Are Sleeping
Sahara
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
Take-Majin (voice)
Izo
Chancellor
Asakusa Kid
Writing
Demon
Yajima
The Story of One Century
Broken Rage
Nezumi
Dots and Lines
Jutaro Torikai
Trespassing Bergman
Self
A Scene at the Sea
Directing
Dearest
Teruo Sugino
Aka Medaka
Tatekawa Danshi
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
School in the Crosshairs
A Legend of Turmoil
Kiichirou Yashiro
Kichiku
Analog
Writing
Prison Break
Urata
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
Storyteller
Summer Secrets
Ramen shop owner
Making of 'Battle Royale'
Self
A Living Promise
Detective Koichiro Iwase
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Yama no hito
Many Happy Returns
Daisuke Shiba
Erotic Liaisons
Okuyama
Mozu The Movie
Daruma
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
Self
Kids Return: The Reunion
Writing
Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle
Dioxin from Fish!
Azuma
Takeshis'
Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
Manon
Shinobu
Kikoku
Private First Class Oomiya
Zankyo
KILL THEM ALL
Tokyo Eyes
Yakusa
オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Kiyoshi Ôkubo
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself
Kim's War
Kim Hyi-ro
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
A Special Day
Self
The 8th Floor
Self
Completely... With That Air!
The 300 million yen robbery
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Citizen Kitano
Self
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
Self
北野ファンクラブ
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
Hiroshi Igarashi
Asakusa Kid
Writing
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Hara (archive footage)
雨の降る駅
演员
Arakimentari
Self
Jesus' Ark
Takeyoshi Sengoku
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Self (archive footage)
The Dump Truck Rascal
Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
Morning
Making-of Kids Return
Himself
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
In Between Mountains and Oceans
Himself
Kitano fan kurabu
Self
The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano
Self
Shoko Asahara with Takeshi
Self
The Golden Cups: One More Time
Himself
Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden
加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!!
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable
Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
One Fine Day
Directing
Hana-bi (1997) – Behind-the-scenes Footage
Self - Himself