
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Broken Rage as Nezumi
- 2023 · Kubi as Hashiba Hideyoshi
- 2023 · Takeshi's Castle Japan as
- 2020 · たけしのその時カメラは回っていた as
- 2019 · Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story as 古今亭志生
- 2018 · Why Are We Creative? as Self
- 2018 · Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable as Storyteller
- 2017 · Outrage Coda as Otomo
- 2017 · Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell as self
- 2017 · Prison Break as Urata
- 2017 · Ghost in the Shell as Aramaki
- 2016 · Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special as
- 2016 · While the Women Are Sleeping as Sahara
- 2015 · Mozu The Movie as Daruma
- 2015 · Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen as Detective Murakami
- 2015 · たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 as
- 2013 · Trespassing Bergman as Self
- 2012 · 日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ as
- 2012 · Beyond Outrage as Otomo
- 2010 · Outrage as Otomo
- 2008 · What the War Meant as Hideki Tojo
- 2008 · The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit as Take-Majin (voice)
- 2008 · Achilles and the Tortoise as Machisu
- 2007 · To Each His Own Cinema as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
- 2007 · Glory to the Filmmaker! as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
- 2005 · Takeshis' as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
- 2004 · Blood and Bones as Joon-pyong Kim
- 2004 · Izo as Chancellor
- 2003 · Zatoichi as Zatoichi / Ichi
- 2003 · Battle Royale II: Requiem as Kitano
- 2003 · MXC as
- 2003 · Musashi as Munisai Shinmen
- 2002 · Takeshi's Castle as
- 2000 · The 300 million yen robbery as
- 2000 · Battle Royale as Kitano
- 2000 · Brother as Aniki Yamamoto
- 2000 · The Story of One Century as
- 1999 · Taboo as Toshizo Hijikata
- 1999 · Kikujiro as Kikujiro
- 1998 · 加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! as
- 1997 · Fireworks as Yoshitaka Nishi
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Takahashi
- 1995 · Getting Any? as Scientist
- 1993 · Sonatine as Aniki Murakawa
- 1993 · Today's Close-Up as 出演
- 1992 · Erotic Liaisons as Okuyama
- 1992 · 北野ファンクラブ as
- 1992 · Kitano fan kurabu as Self
- 1990 · Boiling Point as Uehara
- 1989 · Violent Cop as Azuma Ryosuke
- 1986 · Takeshi's Castle as Count Takeshi
- 1986 · No More Comics! as Police
- 1983 · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as Hara
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self
- Future · Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka as
- 2025 · AUM: The Cult at the End of the World as Self (archival)
- 2020 · Citizen Kitano as Self
- 2017 · Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · A Living Promise as Detective Koichiro Iwase
- 2015 · Aka Medaka as Tatekawa Danshi
- 2014 · オモクリ監督~O-Creator's TV Show~ as
- 2014 · Morning as
- 2014 · The 8th Floor as Self
- 2014 · In Between Mountains and Oceans as Himself
- 2014 · Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel as Rokuro Fujisawa
- 2013 · Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself
- 2012 · Dearest as Teruo Sugino
- 2012 · A Special Day as Self
- 2010 · Kikoku as Private First Class Oomiya
- 2009 · Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 as
- 2007 · Dots and Lines as Jutaro Torikai
- 2007 · One Fine Day as
- 2004 · The Golden Cups: One More Time as Himself
- 2004 · Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! as Self
- 2004 · Arakimentari as Self
- 2003 · The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II as Self
- 2002 · Kichiku as
- 2002 · Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso as Niju Menso
- 2001 · Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE as Self
- 2000 · Making of 'Battle Royale' as Self
- 2000 · Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano as
- 1999 · Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon as
- 1999 · Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable as
- 1999 · The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano as Self
- 1999 · Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) as
- 1999 · Zankyo as
- 1998 · Tokyo Eyes as Yakusa
- 1996 · Making-of Kids Return as Himself
- 1995 · Gonin as Ichiro Kyoya
- 1993 · Many Happy Returns as Daisuke Shiba
- 1992 · Dioxin from Fish! as Azuma
- 1992 · A Legend of Turmoil as Kiichirou Yashiro
- 1991 · Shoko Asahara with Takeshi as Self
- 1991 · Kim's War as Kim Hyi-ro
- 1990 · KILL THEM ALL as
- 1990 · Hoshi wo tsugu mono as Yama no hito
- 1989 · Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle as
- 1988 · The Boss' Wife as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
- 1985 · Jesus' Ark as Takeyoshi Sengoku
- 1985 · Demon as Yajima
- 1985 · Joke with a Sorrowful Heart as Hiroshi Igarashi
- 1985 · Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto as Hara (archive footage)
- 1983 · The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
- 1983 · The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor as Man at Racetrack
- 1982 · School in the Crosshairs as
- 1982 · Summer Secrets as Ramen shop owner
- 1981 · Completely... With That Air! as
- 1981 · Manon as Shinobu
- 1981 · The Dump Truck Rascal as
- 1980 · Makoto-chan as
- 1969 · Go, Go Second Time Virgin as Gang Member
- Future · In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden as