Takeshi Kitano
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).
Directed Movies
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Azusa Babazono, Gekidan Hitori, Hakuryu, Masanori Hasegawa, Nao Ômori, Shido Nakamura, So Kaku, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Nishina, Takeshi Kitano,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Nao Ômori, Ren Osugi, Sansei Shiomi, Takeshi Kitano, Tokio Kaneda, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hirofumi Arai, Ken Mitsuishi, Kenta Kiritani, Ryo Kase, Shigeru K?yama, Shun Sugata, Takeshi Kitano, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Fumiyo Kohinata, Jun Kunimura, Kippei Shiina, Renji Ishibashi, Ryo Kase, Soichiro Kitamura, Takeshi Kitano, Tetta Sugimoto, Tokio Emoto, Tomokazu Miura,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Akira Emoto, Daigorô Tachibana, Guadalcanal Taka, Ittoku Kishibe, Michiyo Yasuda, Saburo Ishikura, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Yui Natsukawa, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Chieko Matsubara, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kanji Tsuda, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kyoko Fukada, Miho Kanno, Nao Ômori, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tsutomu Takeshige, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Claude Maki, James Shigeta, Lombardo Boyar, Masaya Kat?, Omar Epps, Royale Watkins, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tatyana Ali,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Beat Kiyoshi, Fumie Hosokawa, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Nezumi Imamura, Rakkyo Ide, Takeshi Kitano, The Great Gidayû, Yuko Daike, Yusuke Sekiguchi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kenichi Yajima, Makoto Ashikawa, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tarô Itsumi, Tetsu Watanabe, Yasuei Yakushiji,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hatsuo Yamaya, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto, Masanobu Ando, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Mitsuko Oka, Moro Morooka, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Aya Kokumai, Eiji Minakata, Houka Kinoshita, Kenichi Yajima, Masanobu Katsumura, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Tonbo Zushi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima, Katsuya Koiso, Sabu Kawahara, Susumu Terajima, Tatsuya Sugimoto, Toshio Matsui, Toshizo Fujiwara, Tsuyoshi Ohwada, Yasukazu Ishitani,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Dankan, Eri Fuse, Guadalcanal Taka, Hisashi Igawa, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashiki, Makoto Ashikawa, Takeshi Kitano, Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Ittoku Kishibe, Ken Yoshizawa, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Mikiko Otonashi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Sei Hiraizumi, Shir? Sano, Takeshi Kitano,
Acted Movies
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Azusa Babazono, Gekidan Hitori, Hakuryu, Masanori Hasegawa, Nao Ômori, Shido Nakamura, So Kaku, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Nishina, Takeshi Kitano,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Nao Ômori, Ren Osugi, Sansei Shiomi, Takeshi Kitano, Tokio Kaneda, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hirofumi Arai, Ken Mitsuishi, Kenta Kiritani, Ryo Kase, Shigeru K?yama, Shun Sugata, Takeshi Kitano, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Fumiyo Kohinata, Jun Kunimura, Kippei Shiina, Renji Ishibashi, Ryo Kase, Soichiro Kitamura, Takeshi Kitano, Tetta Sugimoto, Tokio Emoto, Tomokazu Miura,
Director: Yoichi Sai
Writers: Jeong Eui-sin,
Cast: Atsushi Ito, Hirofumi Arai, Joe Odagiri, Kazuki Kitamura, Kyoka Suzuki, Mari Hamada, Shuji Kashiwabara, Takeshi Kitano, Tomoko Tabata, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Shigenori Takechi,
Cast: Bob Sapp, Hiroki Matsukata, Hiroshi Katsuno, Kaori Momoi, Kazuya Nakayama, Masato, Masumi Okada, Ryôsuke Miki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Takeshi Kitano,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Akira Emoto, Daigorô Tachibana, Guadalcanal Taka, Ittoku Kishibe, Michiyo Yasuda, Saburo Ishikura, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Yui Natsukawa, Yuko Daike,
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Kenta Fukasaku,
Cast: Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ko Shibasaki, Masanobu Ando, Sousuke Takaoka, Takashi Tsukamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yukihiro Kotani,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Claude Maki, James Shigeta, Lombardo Boyar, Masaya Kat?, Omar Epps, Royale Watkins, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tatyana Ali,
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima,
Cast: Jiro Sakagami, Kei Sat?, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoichi Sai, Yoji Tanaka,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Beat Kiyoshi, Fumie Hosokawa, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Nezumi Imamura, Rakkyo Ide, Takeshi Kitano, The Great Gidayû, Yuko Daike, Yusuke Sekiguchi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kenichi Yajima, Makoto Ashikawa, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tarô Itsumi, Tetsu Watanabe, Yasuei Yakushiji,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Aya Kokumai, Eiji Minakata, Houka Kinoshita, Kenichi Yajima, Masanobu Katsumura, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Tonbo Zushi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Dankan, Eri Fuse, Guadalcanal Taka, Hisashi Igawa, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashiki, Makoto Ashikawa, Takeshi Kitano, Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Ittoku Kishibe, Ken Yoshizawa, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Mikiko Otonashi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Sei Hiraizumi, Shir? Sano, Takeshi Kitano,
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Paul Mayersberg,
Cast: Alistair Browning, Chris Broun, David Bowie, Jack Thompson, James Malcolm, Johnny Ohkura, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Tom Conti, Yuya Uchida,
Written Movies
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Azusa Babazono, Gekidan Hitori, Hakuryu, Masanori Hasegawa, Nao Ômori, Shido Nakamura, So Kaku, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Nishina, Takeshi Kitano,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda, Ken Mitsuishi, Nao Ômori, Ren Osugi, Sansei Shiomi, Takeshi Kitano, Tokio Kaneda, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hirofumi Arai, Ken Mitsuishi, Kenta Kiritani, Ryo Kase, Shigeru K?yama, Shun Sugata, Takeshi Kitano, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yutaka Matsushige,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Fumiyo Kohinata, Jun Kunimura, Kippei Shiina, Renji Ishibashi, Ryo Kase, Soichiro Kitamura, Takeshi Kitano, Tetta Sugimoto, Tokio Emoto, Tomokazu Miura,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Akira Emoto, Daigorô Tachibana, Guadalcanal Taka, Ittoku Kishibe, Michiyo Yasuda, Saburo Ishikura, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Yui Natsukawa, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Chieko Matsubara, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kanji Tsuda, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kyoko Fukada, Miho Kanno, Nao Ômori, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tsutomu Takeshige, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Claude Maki, James Shigeta, Lombardo Boyar, Masaya Kat?, Omar Epps, Royale Watkins, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tatyana Ali,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Beat Kiyoshi, Fumie Hosokawa, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Nezumi Imamura, Rakkyo Ide, Takeshi Kitano, The Great Gidayû, Yuko Daike, Yusuke Sekiguchi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kenichi Yajima, Makoto Ashikawa, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tarô Itsumi, Tetsu Watanabe, Yasuei Yakushiji,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hatsuo Yamaya, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto, Masanobu Ando, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Mitsuko Oka, Moro Morooka, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Yuko Daike,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Aya Kokumai, Eiji Minakata, Houka Kinoshita, Kenichi Yajima, Masanobu Katsumura, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Tonbo Zushi,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Dankan, Eri Fuse, Guadalcanal Taka, Hisashi Igawa, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashiki, Makoto Ashikawa, Takeshi Kitano, Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida,
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano,
Cast: Hakuryu, Ittoku Kishibe, Ken Yoshizawa, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Mikiko Otonashi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Sei Hiraizumi, Shir? Sano, Takeshi Kitano,