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Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

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 c

Born

Jan 18, 1947

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Directing

Movies

96 acting

74 crew

Popularity

2.5

Known For

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 • as Aramaki
★ 6.1
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
2003 • as Zatoichi / Ichi
★ 7.2
Battle Royale
Battle Royale
2000 • as Kitano
★ 7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
★ 7.3
Kikujiro
Kikujiro
1999 • as Kikujiro
★ 7.5
Brother
Brother
2000 • as Aniki Yamamoto
★ 7.1
Taboo
Taboo
1999 • as Toshizo Hijikata
★ 6.6
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 • as Takahashi
★ 5.8
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
1990 • as Uehara
★ 6.9
Outrage
Outrage
2010 • as Otomo
★ 6.9
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 • as Kitano
★ 5.0
Fireworks
Fireworks
1997 • as Yoshitaka Nishi
★ 7.7
Blood and Bones
Blood and Bones
2004 • as Joon-pyong Kim
★ 6.6
Sonatine
Sonatine
1993 • as Aniki Murakawa
★ 7.5
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 • as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
★ 6.4
Arakimentari
Arakimentari
2004 • as Self
★ 6.5
Beyond Outrage
Beyond Outrage
2012 • as Otomo
★ 7.0
Violent Cop
Violent Cop
1989 • as Azuma Ryosuke
★ 7.2
Kubi
Kubi
2023 • as Hashiba Hideyoshi
★ 6.9
Outrage Coda
Outrage Coda
2017 • as Otomo
★ 6.8
Gonin
Gonin
1995 • as Ichiro Kyoya
★ 6.6
Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
Takeshis'
Takeshis'
2005 • as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
★ 6.1
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985 • as Hara (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
2015 • as Detective Murakami
★ 6.2
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
1969 • as Gang Member
★ 6.7
Getting Any?
Getting Any?
1995 • as Scientist
★ 5.8
Broken Rage
Broken Rage
2024 • as Nezumi
★ 6.6
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman
2013 • as Self
★ 6.6
Izo
Izo
2004 • as Chancellor
★ 6.0
While the Women Are Sleeping
★ 5.4
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007 • as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
★ 6.3
A Special Day
A Special Day
2012 • as Self
★ 5.3
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative?
2018 • as Self
★ 7.5
Achilles and the Tortoise
Achilles and the Tortoise
2008 • as Machisu
★ 7.0
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983 • as Man at Racetrack
★ 6.6
No More Comics!
No More Comics!
1986 • as Yakuza
★ 6.4
Prison Break
Prison Break
2017 • as Urata
★ 5.8
Aka Medaka
Aka Medaka
2015 • as Tatekawa Danshi
★ 7.8
Mozu The Movie
Mozu The Movie
2015 • as Daruma
★ 6.9
A Legend of Turmoil
A Legend of Turmoil
1992 • as Kiichirou Yashiro
★ 7.5
Demon
Demon
1985 • as Yajima
★ 7.6
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
★ 5.1
Makoto-chan
★ 9.0
Dearest
Dearest
2012 • as Teruo Sugino
★ 6.7
The Boss' Wife
The Boss' Wife
1988 • as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
★ 6.3
Kim's War
Kim's War
1991 • as Kim Hyi-ro
Manon
Manon
1981 • as Shinobu
★ 9.0
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014 • as Rokuro Fujisawa
★ 5.8
Summer Secrets
Summer Secrets
1982 • as Ramen shop owner
★ 5.3
The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano
★ 7.2
The 8th Floor
The 8th Floor
2014 • as Self
★ 6.0
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 • as Self
★ 6.3
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns
1993 • as Daisuke Shiba
★ 6.9
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
What the War Meant
What the War Meant
2008 • as Hideki Tojo
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
★ 5.0
Dioxin from Fish!
Dioxin from Fish!
1992 • as Azuma
★ 10.0
Erotic Liaisons
Erotic Liaisons
1992 • as Okuyama
★ 4.6
Kikoku
Kikoku
2010 • as Private First Class Oomiya
★ 5.7
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
1998 • as Yakusa
★ 6.7
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
1985 • as Hiroshi Igarashi
★ 8.5
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
★ 8.0
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
1990 • as Yama no hito
★ 8.0
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
2005 • as Projectionist
Citizen Kitano
Citizen Kitano
2020 • as Self
★ 7.3
A Living Promise
A Living Promise
2016 • as Detective Koichiro Iwase
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
1983 • as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
Making-of Kids Return
Making-of Kids Return
1996 • as Himself
★ 6.8
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
★ 8.5
雨の降る駅
雨の降る駅
1986 • as 演员
★ 7.0
Jesus' Ark
Jesus' Ark
1985 • as Takeyoshi Sengoku
北野武の世界
北野武の世界
1993 • as Lui-même
Morning
★ 8.0
Hard-Wired Humanity
Hard-Wired Humanity
2017 • as Self