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Takeshi Kitano

1947-01-18 (77 years old) in Tokyo, Japan

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).

Movies

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Kubi
68 %|Nov 23, 2023
History, Action, Drama
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Plankton Salesmen
0 %|Oct 29, 2017
Documentary
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
60 %|Jul 3, 2016
Drama, Mystery
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Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
63 %|Apr 25, 2015
Comedy, Action
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Morning
80 %|Sep 1, 2014
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Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
40 %|Jan 19, 2014
TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Beyond Outrage
70 %|Sep 3, 2012
Action, Crime
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Dearest
68 %|Aug 25, 2012
Drama
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Bergmans video
62 %|Aug 22, 2012
Documentary
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Kikoku
35 %|Aug 12, 2010
Drama, History
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Outrage
69.06 %|May 17, 2010
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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Achilles and the Tortoise
70 %|Sep 20, 2008
Comedy, Drama
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Glory to the Filmmaker!
63 %|Jun 2, 2007
Drama, Comedy
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Takeshis'
60 %|Sep 2, 2005
Comedy, Drama
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Blood and Bones
65 %|Nov 6, 2004
Drama
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Izo
60 %|Sep 7, 2004
Action, Drama, Fantasy
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Arakimentari
63 %|Jan 18, 2004
Documentary
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Zatoichi
72 %|Sep 6, 2003
Adventure, Drama, Action
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Battle Royale II: Requiem
49 %|Jul 5, 2003
Action, Thriller
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The 300 million yen robbery
0 %|Dec 30, 2000
Crime, Mystery
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Battle Royale
72.89 %|Dec 16, 2000
Drama, Thriller, Action
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Brother
71 %|Dec 13, 2000
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Taboo
65.38 %|Dec 18, 1999
Drama, History, Thriller
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Kikujiro
75 %|Jun 5, 1999
Comedy, Drama
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Zankyo
0 %|Feb 13, 1999
Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime
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Tokyo Eyes
66 %|Sep 9, 1998
Romance, Crime, Comedy, Drama
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Gonin
67 %|Sep 23, 1995
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Johnny Mnemonic
58 %|May 26, 1995
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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Getting Any?
57 %|Feb 11, 1995
Comedy
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Sonatine
75 %|Apr 10, 1993
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Erotic Liaisons
45 %|Oct 17, 1992
Mystery, Crime, Drama
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Boiling Point
69 %|Sep 15, 1990
Crime, Comedy, Drama
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Hoshi wo tsugu mono
0 %|Feb 3, 1990
Drama, Fantasy
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Violent Cop
72.19 %|Aug 12, 1989
Crime, Thriller, Action
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No More Comics!
60 %|Mar 24, 1986
Comedy, Drama
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Demon
77 %|Aug 31, 1985
Drama
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The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
0 %|Aug 29, 1983
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
67 %|Jul 2, 1983
Drama
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
73 %|May 28, 1983
Drama, History, War
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Broken Rage
75 %|Sep 6, 2024
Crime, Drama, Comedy
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Citizen Kitano
75 %|Oct 16, 2020
Documentary
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Outrage Coda
68 %|Oct 7, 2017
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Prison Break
58 %|Apr 12, 2017
TV Movie, Drama
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Ghost in the Shell
60.81 %|Mar 29, 2017
Science Fiction, Drama, Action
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While the Women Are Sleeping
57 %|Feb 27, 2016
Drama, Mystery
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A Living Promise
0 %|Jan 9, 2016
Drama
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Aka Medaka
79 %|Dec 28, 2015
Drama, TV Movie
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Mozu The Movie
68 %|Nov 7, 2015
Thriller, Crime
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The 8th Floor
0 %|May 10, 2014
Documentary
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In Between Mountains and Oceans
0 %|Apr 11, 2014
Documentary
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Miwa: A Japanese Icon
63 %|Aug 31, 2013
Documentary
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Trespassing Bergman
66 %|Aug 28, 2013
Documentary
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A Special Day
60 %|May 16, 2012
Documentary
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Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
0 %|Nov 20, 2009
Comedy, Family, Adventure, TV Movie
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What the War Meant
0 %|Dec 24, 2008
Drama, War, History
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The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
49 %|Oct 26, 2008
Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror
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Dots and Lines
0 %|Nov 24, 2007
Crime, Mystery, Drama
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To Each His Own Cinema
64.66 %|Oct 31, 2007
Comedy, Drama
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The Golden Cups: One More Time
0 %|Nov 20, 2004
Music, Documentary
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Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
80 %|Feb 22, 2004
Documentary
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Kichiku
0 %|Oct 15, 2002
Drama
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Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
50 %|Aug 27, 2002
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Making of 'Battle Royale'
0 %|Dec 1, 2000
Documentary
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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
0 %|May 5, 2000
Documentary
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The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano
70 %|Mar 5, 1999
Documentary
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Fireworks
76.79 %|Oct 30, 1997
Crime, Drama
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Making-of Kids Return
60 %|Dec 31, 1996
Documentary
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Many Happy Returns
68 %|Nov 20, 1993
Comedy, Drama
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Dioxin from Fish!
0 %|Feb 22, 1992
Comedy
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A Legend of Turmoil
75 %|Jan 15, 1992
Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller
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Shoko Asahara with Takeshi
0 %|Dec 30, 1991
Documentary
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Kim's War
0 %|Apr 5, 1991
Drama, History, TV Movie, Crime
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KILL THEM ALL
0 %|Nov 23, 1990
Drama
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The Boss' Wife
50 %|Nov 19, 1988
Drama, Crime
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Jesus' Ark
0 %|Dec 9, 1985
TV Movie, Drama
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Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
0 %|Apr 26, 1985
Family, Drama
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Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
70 %|Apr 9, 1985
Documentary, Music
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Summer Secrets
50 %|Sep 18, 1982
Drama
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Completely... With That Air!
0 %|Dec 20, 1981
Comedy
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Manon
0 %|Sep 26, 1981
Drama
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The Dump Truck Rascal
50 %|Apr 29, 1981
Action, Thriller
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Makoto-chan
80 %|Jul 26, 1980
Comedy, Animation
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Go, Go Second Time Virgin
67 %|Jan 1, 1969
Drama, Romance, Thriller

Series

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Takeshi's Castle Japan
59 %|Apr 21, 2023
Reality
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たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
0 %|Jul 24, 2020
Talk, Documentary
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Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
78 %|Jan 6, 2019
Drama, War & Politics
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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
74.48 %|Oct 18, 2012
Drama, Mystery
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MXC
69 %|Apr 13, 2003
Comedy, Family
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Musashi
83.33 %|Jan 5, 2003
Drama
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Takeshi's Castle
77 %|Nov 1, 2002
Comedy
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The Story of One Century
0 %|Aug 28, 2000
Drama
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Today's Close-Up
0 %|Apr 5, 1993
Documentary, News, Talk
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北野ファンクラブ
0 %|Feb 13, 1992
actor
Kitano fan kurabu
0 %|Feb 12, 1992
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Takeshi's Castle
92 %|May 2, 1986
Comedy, Family
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Golden Horse Awards
0 %|Oct 31, 1962
Documentary