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
- 2019 · Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story as 古今亭志生
- 2018 · Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable as Storyteller
- 2017 · Outrage Coda as Otomo
- 2017 · Prison Break as Urata
- 2017 · Ghost in the Shell as Chief Daisuke Aramaki
- 2016 · While the Women Are Sleeping as
- 2015 · Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen as Detective Murakami
- 2014 · Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel as Rokuro Fujisawa
- 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 · Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon as 黑须贯太郎
- 2012 · Beyond Outrage as Otomo
- 2012 · Dearest as Teruo Sugino
- 2010 · Outrage as Otomo
- 2008 · What the War Meant as Hideki Tojo
- 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 · Battle Royale as Kitano
- 2000 · Brother as Aniki Yamamoto
- 2000 · Making of 'Battle Royale' as Self
- 2000 · The Story of One Century as
- 1999 · Taboo as Toshizo Hijikata
- 1999 · Kikujiro as Kikujiro
- 1999 · Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) as
- 1998 · Tokyo Eyes as Yakusa
- 1997 · Fireworks as Yoshitaka Nishi
- 1995 · Gonin as Ichiro Kyoya
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Takahashi
- 1995 · Getting Any? as Scientist
- 1993 · Sonatine as Aniki Murakawa
- 1993 · Today's Close-Up as 出演
- 1992 · A Legend of Turmoil as Kiichirou Yashiro
- 1990 · Boiling Point as Uehara
- 1989 · Violent Cop as Azuma Ryosuke
- 1989 · Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle as
- 1986 · Takeshi's Castle as Count Takeshi
- 1986 · No More Comics! as Police
- 1985 · Demon as Yajima
- 1985 · Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto as Hara (archive footage)
- 1983 · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as Hara
- 1969 · Go, Go Second Time Virgin as Gang Member
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self
- Future · Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka as
- 2020 · Citizen Kitano as Self
- 2020 · たけしのその時カメラは回っていた as
- 2017 · Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell as self
- 2016 · Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special as
- 2016 · A Living Promise as Detective Koichiro Iwase
- 2015 · Aka Medaka as Tatekawa Danshi
- 2015 · Mozu The Movie as Daruma
- 2015 · たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 as
- 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
- 2013 · Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself
- 2012 · Bergmans video as Self
- 2012 · A Special Day as Self
- 2010 · Kikoku as Private First Class Oomiya
- 2009 · Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 as
- 2008 · The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit as Take-Majin (voice)
- 2007 · Dots and Lines as Jutaro Torikai
- 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 · The 300 million yen robbery as
- 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 · Zankyo as
- 1998 · 加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! as
- 1996 · Making-of Kids Return as Himself
- 1993 · Many Happy Returns as Daisuke Shiba
- 1992 · Erotic Liaisons as Okuyama
- 1992 · Dioxin from Fish! as
- 1992 · 北野ファンクラブ as
- 1992 · Kitano fan kurabu as Self
- 1991 · Shoko Asahara with Takeshi as
- 1991 · Kim's War as Kim Hyi-ro
- 1990 · KILL THEM ALL as
- 1990 · Hoshi wo tsugu mono as Yama no hito
- 1988 · The Boss' Wife as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
- 1985 · Jesus' Ark as Takeyoshi Sengoku
- 1985 · Joke with a Sorrowful Heart as Hiroshi Igarashi
- 1983 · The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
- 1983 · The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor as Man at Racetrack
- 1982 · Summer Secrets as
- 1981 · Completely... With That Air! as
- 1981 · Manon as Shinobu
- 1981 · The Dump Truck Rascal as
- 1980 · Makoto-chan as
- Future · In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden as