Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

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).

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-18

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Images

Cast

Zatoichi

Zatoichi

2003

7.23

Brother

Brother

2000

7.10

Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999

7.50

Takeshis'

Takeshis'

2005

6.09

Taboo

Taboo

1999

6.50

Sonatine

Sonatine

1993

7.50

Violent Cop

Violent Cop

1989

7.23

Gonin

Gonin

1995

6.50

Outrage

Outrage

2010

6.87

Kubi

Kubi

2023

6.99

Getting Any?

Getting Any?

1995

5.71

Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

1998

6.70

Morning

Morning

2014

8.00

Jesus' Ark

Jesus' Ark

1985

0.00

Arakimentari

Arakimentari

2004

6.03

Dearest

Dearest

2012

6.80

Demon

Demon

1985

7.00

Kikoku

Kikoku

2010

3.50

Izo

Izo

2004

6.07

Zankyo

Zankyo

1999

0.00

Aka Medaka

Aka Medaka

2015

7.80

Broken Rage

Broken Rage

2024

6.66

Outrage Coda

Outrage Coda

2017

6.83

Makoto-chan

Makoto-chan

1980

8.00

Manon

Manon

1981

0.00

Kim's War

Kim's War

1991

0.00

Kichiku

Kichiku

2002

0.00

Prison Break

Prison Break

2017

5.80

Fireworks

Fireworks

1997

7.70