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Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano

January 18, 1947 (age 79)
Tokyo, Japan
Male
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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…

Movies

93 credits
Zatoichi Movie
★ 7.2
18+
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Action, Adventure
2003 Action, Adventure
Ghost in the Shell Movie
★ 6.1
18+
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Action, Drama
2017 Action, Drama
Battle Royale
★ 7.3
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Battle Royale
2000 as Kitano
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
★ 7.3
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 as Hara
Kikujiro
★ 7.5
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Kikujiro
1999 as Kikujiro
Sonatine
★ 7.5
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Sonatine
1993 as Aniki Murakawa
Johnny Mnemonic
★ 5.8
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Johnny Mnemonic
1995 as Takahashi
Plankton Salesmen
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Plankton Salesmen
2017 as Self (archive footage)
Fireworks
★ 7.7
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Fireworks
1997 as Yoshitaka Nishi
Taboo
★ 6.6
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Taboo
1999 as Toshizo Hijikata
Battle Royale II: Requiem
★ 5.0
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Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 as Kitano
Outrage
★ 6.9
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Outrage
2010 as Otomo
Brother
★ 7.1
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Brother
2000 as Aniki Yamamoto
Getting Any?
★ 5.7
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Getting Any?
1995 as Scientist
Violent Cop
★ 7.2
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Violent Cop
1989 as Azuma Ryosuke
To Each His Own Cinema
★ 6.5
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007 as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre…
Outrage Coda
★ 6.8
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Outrage Coda
2017 as Otomo
Beyond Outrage
★ 7.0
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Beyond Outrage
2012 as Otomo
Gonin
★ 6.6
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Gonin
1995 as Ichiro Kyoya
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
★ 6.6
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The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983 as Man at Racetrack
Trespassing Bergman
★ 6.6
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Trespassing Bergman
2013 as Self
A Special Day
★ 6.0
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A Special Day
2012 as Self
Blood and Bones
★ 6.6
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Blood and Bones
2004 as Joon-pyong Kim
Achilles and the Tortoise
★ 7.0
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Achilles and the Tortoise
2008 as Machisu
While the Women Are Sleeping
★ 5.7
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While the Women Are Sleeping
2016 as Sahara
Kim's War
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Kim's War
1991 as Kim Hyi-ro
Boiling Point
★ 6.9
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Boiling Point
1990 as Uehara
The Boss' Wife
★ 6.3
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The Boss' Wife
1988 as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
Why Are We Creative?
★ 7.6
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Why Are We Creative?
2018 as Self
Izo
★ 6.1
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Izo
2004 as Chancellor

TV Shows

20 credits
Golden Horse Awards TV
★ 9.0
Documentary
1962 Documentary
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story TV
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Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019 as 古今亭志生
Takeshi's Castle TV
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Takeshi's Castle
2002
MXC TV
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MXC
2003
Musashi TV
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Musashi
2003 as Munisai Shinmen
Today's Close-Up TV
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Today's Close-Up
1993 as 出演
Takeshi's Castle TV
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Takeshi's Castle
1986 as Count Takeshi
Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle TV
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Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle
1989
Takeshi's Castle Japan TV
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Takeshi's Castle Japan
2023
The Story of One Century TV
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The Story of One Century
2000
オモクリ監督~O-Creator's TV Show~ TV
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オモクリ監督~O-Creator's TV Show~
2014
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable TV
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Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
2018 as Storyteller
北野ファンクラブ TV
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北野ファンクラブ
1992
Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka TV
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Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka
Dots and Lines TV
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Dots and Lines
2007 as Jutaro Torikai
加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! TV
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加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!!
1998
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた TV
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たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
2020
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ TV
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日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
2012
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 TV
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たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
2015
Kitano fan kurabu TV
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Kitano fan kurabu
1992 as Self
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