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Takeshi Kitano
Actor, Writer, Director, Editor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn January 18, 1947 (78 years)
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).
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).
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| 2024 | Broken Rage · as Nezumi |
| 2023 | Kubi · as Hashiba Hideyoshi |
| 2023 | Takeshi's Castle India (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2023 | Takeshi's Castle (2023) (TV Series) |
| 2020 | The Forgotten Army (TV Series) · as General Yamashitha |
| 2019 | Two Homelands · as Cast |
| 2019 | Idaten (TV Series) · as 古今亭志生 |
| 2017 | Outrage Coda · as Otomo |
| 2017 | Hagoku · as Urata |
| 2017 | Ghost in the Shell · as Aramaki |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | While the Women Are Sleeping · as Sahara |
| 2016 | A Living Promise · as Detective Koichiro Iwase |
| 2015 | Red Medaka · as Tatekawa Danshi |
| 2015 | Mozu the Movie · as Daruma |
| 2015 | Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen · as Detective Murakami |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Black Gospel · as Rokuro Fujisawa |
| 2012 | Beyond Outrage · as Otomo |
| 2012 | Dearest · as Teruo Sugino |
| 2010 | Outrage · as Otomo |
| 2008 | Achilles and the Tortoise · as Machisu |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit · as Take-Majin (voice) |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema · as The Projectionist (segment "rencontre Unique") |
| 2007 | Glory to the Filmmaker! · as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer |
| 2006 | Humor amarillo (2006) (TV Series) · as Takeshi |
| 2005 | Takeshis' · as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano |
| 2004 | Blood and Bones · as Joon-Pyong Kim |
| 2004 | Izo · as Chancellor |
| 2003 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi · as Zatoichi / Ichi |
| 2003 | Battle Royale II · as Kitano |
| 2003 | MXC (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Musashi (TV Series) · as Munisai Shinmen |
| 2002 | Takeshi's Castle (2002) (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Battle Royale · as Kitano |
| 2000 | Brother · as Aniki Yamamoto |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Taboo · as Toshizo Hijikata |
| 1999 | Kikujiro · as Kikujiro |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Tokyo Eyes · as Yakusa |
| 1997 | Fireworks · as Yoshitaka Nishi |
| 1995 | The Five · as Ichiro Kyoya |
| 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic · as Takahashi |
| 1994 | Getting Any? · as Scientist |
| 1993 | Kyôso tanjô · as Daisuke Shiba |
| 1993 | Sonatine · as Aniki Murakawa |
| 1992 | Erotic Liaisons · as Okuyama |
| 1992 | A Legend of Turmoil · as Kiichirou Yashiro |
| 1990 | Boiling Point · as Uehara |
| 1989 | Violent Cop · as Azuma Ryosuke |
| 1988 | Anego · as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman |
| 1986 | Comic Magazine · as Police |
| 1986 | Takeshi's Castle (TV Series) · as Count Takeshi |
| 1985 | Yasha · as Yajima |
| 1985 | Kanashii kibun de joke · as Hiroshi Igarashi |
| 1985 | Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto · as Hara (archive Footage) |
| 1983 | Mosquito on the Tenth Floor · as Man At Racetrack |
| 1983 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence · as Hara |
| 1981 | Manon · as Shinobu |
| 1980 | |
| 1969 | Go, Go Second Time Virgin · as Gang Member |