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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 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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Born:
Jan 18, 1947 In Tokyo, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
106
First Appeared:
In the series Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka
Latest Project:
Movie In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden 2025
Known For
Filmography
Series Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka 2025
Movie In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden Unknown 2025
Series Takeshi's Castle Japan 2023-04-21
Series Takeshi's Castle India 2023-11-01
Movie Kubi Hashiba Hideyoshi 2023-11-23
Movie Citizen Kitano Self 2020-10-16
Series たけしのその時カメラは回っていた 2020-07-24
Series Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story 古今亭志生 2019-01-06
Series Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable Storyteller 2018-04-05
Movie Outrage Coda Otomo 2017-10-07
Movie Ghost in the Shell Chief Daisuke Aramaki 2017-03-29
Movie Prison Break Urata 2017-04-12
Movie A Living Promise Detective Koichiro Iwase 2016-01-09
Movie While the Women Are Sleeping 2016-02-27
Movie Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special 2016-07-03
Movie The Wailing Rumoured as Japanese visitor 2016-05-12
Series たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 2015-03-21
Movie Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen Detective Murakami 2015-04-25
Movie Aka Medaka Tatekawa Danshi 2015-12-28
Movie Mozu The Movie Daruma 2015-11-07
Movie Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel Rokuro Fujisawa 2014-01-19
Movie The 8th Floor Self 2014-05-10
Movie Morning 2014-09-01
Movie In Between Mountains And Oceans Himself 2014-04-11
Movie Trespassing Bergman Self 2013-08-28
Movie Miwa: A Japanese Icon Himself 2013-08-31
Movie A Special Day Self 2012-05-16
Movie Bergmans video Self 2012-08-22
Movie Beyond Outrage Otomo 2012-09-03
Series Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon 黑须贯太郎 2012-10-18
Movie Dearest Teruo Sugino 2012-08-25
Movie Outrage Otomo 2010-05-17
Movie Kikoku Private First Class Oomiya 2010-08-12
Movie Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 2009-11-20
Movie Achilles and the Tortoise Machisu 2008-09-20
Movie What the War Meant Hideki Tojo 2008-12-24
Movie The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit Take-Majin 2008-10-26
Movie One Fine Day Unknown 2007-05-01
Movie Dots and Lines Jutaro Torikai 2007-11-24
Movie Glory to the Filmmaker! Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer 2007-06-02
Movie To Each His Own Cinema The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") 2007-10-31
Movie Takeshis' Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano 2005-09-02
Movie Arakimentari Self 2004-01-18
Movie Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Self 2004-02-22
Movie The Golden Cups: One More Time Himself 2004-11-20
Movie Izo Chancellor 2004-09-07
Movie Blood and Bones Joon-pyong Kim 2004-11-06
Movie JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 1 2003-04-12
Series Musashi Munisai Shinmen 2003-01-05
Series MXC 2003-04-13
Movie Zatoichi Zatoichi / Ichi 2003-09-06
Movie The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II Self 2003-07-10
Movie Battle Royale II: Requiem Kitano 2003-07-05
Movie Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso Niju Menso 2002-08-27
Series Takeshi's Castle 2002-11-01
Movie Kichiku 2002-10-15
Series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Daisuke Aramaki 2002-10-01
Movie Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE Self 2001-01-13
Movie Making of 'Battle Royale' Self 2000-12-01
Movie Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000-05-05
Movie Brother Aniki Yamamoto 2000-12-13
Movie Battle Royale Kitano 2000-12-16
Movie Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) 1999-02-28
Movie Zankyo 1999-02-13
Movie The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano Self 1999-03-05
Movie Taboo Toshizo Hijikata 1999-12-18
Movie Kikujiro Kikujiro 1999-06-05
Movie TOKYO EYES Yakusa 1998-09-09
Series 加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! 1998-12-19
Movie Fireworks Yoshitaka Nishi 1997-10-30
Movie Making-of Kids Return Himself 1996-12-31
Movie Getting Any? Scientist 1995-02-11
Movie Gonin Ichiro Kyoya 1995-09-23
Movie Johnny Mnemonic Takahashi 1995-05-26
Movie Sonatine Aniki Murakawa 1993-04-10
Movie Many Happy Returns Daisuke Shiba 1993-11-20
Movie A Legend of Turmoil Kiichirou Yashiro 1992-01-15
Series Kitano fan kurabu Self 1992-02-12
Series 北野ファンクラブ 1992-02-13
Movie Dioxin from Fish! 1992-02-22
Movie Erotic Liaisons Okuyama 1992-10-17
Movie Shoko Asahara with Takeshi 1991-12-30
Movie Kim's War Kim Hyi-ro 1991-04-05
Movie KILL THEM ALL 1990-11-23
Movie Boiling Point Uehara 1990-09-15
Movie Hoshi wo tsugu mono Yama no hito 1990-02-03
Series Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle 1989-07-03
Movie Violent Cop Azuma Ryosuke 1989-08-12
Movie The Boss' Wife Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman 1988-11-19
Movie No More Comics! Police 1986-03-24
Series Takeshi's Castle Count Takeshi 1986-05-02
Movie Joke with a Sorrowful Heart Hiroshi Igarashi 1985-04-26
Movie Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto Hara (archive footage) 1985-04-09
Movie Jesus' Ark Takeyoshi Sengoku 1985-12-09
Movie Demon Yajima 1985-08-31
Movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Hara 1983-05-28
Movie The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo Kiyoshi Ôkubo 1983-08-29
Movie The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor Man at Racetrack 1983-07-02
Movie Summer Secrets 1982-09-18
Movie School in the Crosshairs Unknown 1982-10-11
Movie The Dump Truck Rascal 1981-04-29
Movie Completely... With That Air! 1981-12-20
Movie Manon Shinobu 1981-09-26
Movie Makoto-chan 1980-07-26
Movie Go, Go Second Time Virgin Gang Member 1969-01-01
Series Golden Horse Awards Self 1962-10-31