Takeshi Kitano
- Directing
- January 18, 1947 · Tokyo, Japan
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 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).
Known for
Filmography
- AUM: The Cult at the End of the World · Self
- Broken Rage · Nezumi, Director
- Kubi · Hashiba Hideyoshi, Editing
- Analog · Novel
- Takeshi's Castle Japan
- Asakusa Kid · Novel
- Citizen Kitano · Self
- たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
- Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story · 古今亭志生
- Why Are We Creative? · Self
- Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable · Storyteller
- Plankton Salesmen · Self
- Outrage Coda · Otomo, Director
- Prison Break · Urata
- Ghost in the Shell · Aramaki
- Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
- While the Women Are Sleeping · Sahara
- A Living Promise · Detective Koichiro Iwase
- Aka Medaka · Tatekawa Danshi
- Mozu The Movie · Daruma
- Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen · Detective Murakami, Director
- たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
- オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
- Morning · Director, Screenplay
- The 8th Floor · Self
- In Between Mountains and Oceans · Self
- Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel · Rokuro Fujisawa
- Kids Return: The Reunion · Story
- Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea · Assistant Editor
- Miwa: A Japanese Icon · Self
- Trespassing Bergman · Self
- 日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
- Beyond Outrage · Otomo, Director
- Dearest · Teruo Sugino
- A Special Day · Self
- Kikoku · Private First Class Oomiya
- Outrage · Otomo, Director
- Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 · Director
- What the War Meant · Hideki Tojo
- The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit · Take-Majin (Voice)
- Achilles and the Tortoise · Machisu, Director
- Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
- Dots and Lines · Jutaro Torikai
- To Each His Own Cinema · The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique"), Director
- Glory to the Filmmaker! · Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer, Director
- Takeshis' · Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano, Director
- One Fine Day · Projectionist, Director
- The Golden Cups: One More Time · Self
- Blood and Bones · Joon-pyong Kim
- Izo · Chancellor
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! · Self
- Arakimentari · Self
- Zatoichi · Zatoichi / Ichi, Director
- The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II · Self
- Battle Royale II: Requiem · Kitano
- MXC
- Musashi · Munisai Shinmen
- Takeshi's Castle · Creator
- Kichiku
- Dolls · Director, Screenplay
- Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso · Niju Menso
- Asakusa Kid · Story
- Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE · Self
- The 300 million yen robbery
- Battle Royale · Kitano
- Brother · Aniki Yamamoto, Director
- Making of 'Battle Royale' · Self
- The Story of One Century
- Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano · Self
- Taboo · Toshizo Hijikata
- The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano · Self
- Kikujiro · Kikujiro, Editing
- Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon
- Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable
- Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)
- Zankyo
- 加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!!
- Tokyo Eyes · Yakusa
- Fireworks · Yoshitaka Nishi, Editing
- Hana-bi (1997) – Behind-the-scenes Footage · Self, Director