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 role
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Birthday 1947-01-18
Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan
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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 direc . . . . Read More moss
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Kubi as Hashiba Hideyoshi 2017
Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage) 2017
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell as self 2017
Ghost in the Shell as Chief Daisuke Aramaki 2016
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special as 2016
While the Women Are Sleeping as Sahara 2015
Aka Medaka as Tatekawa Danshi 2015
Mozu The Movie as Daruma 2015
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen as Detective Murakami 2014
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel as Rokuro Fujisawa 2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself 2012
Beyond Outrage as Otomo 2012
Dearest as Teruo Sugino 2010
Kikoku as Private First Class Oomiya 2008
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit as Take-Majin (voice) 2008
Achilles and the Tortoise as Machisu 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 2003
Zatoichi as Zatoichi / Ichi 2003
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II as Self 2003
Battle Royale II: Requiem as Kitano 2001
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE as Self 2000
The 300 million yen robbery as 2000
Battle Royale as Kitano 2000
Brother as Aniki Yamamoto 1999
Taboo as Toshizo Hijikata 1999
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon as 1999
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable as 1999
Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) as 1995
Johnny Mnemonic as Takahashi 1995
Getting Any? as Scientist 1993
Many Happy Returns as Daisuke Shiba 1993
Sonatine as Aniki Murakawa 1992
Erotic Liaisons as Okuyama 1992
A Legend of Turmoil as Kiichirou Yashiro 1990
Boiling Point as Uehara 1990
Hoshi wo tsugu mono as Yama no hito 1989
Violent Cop as Azuma Ryosuke 1988
The Boss' Wife as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman 1986
No More Comics! as Police 1983
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo as Kiyoshi Ôkubo 1983
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor as Man at Racetrack 1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence as Hara
In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden as 2018
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma as Self 2016
A Living Promise as Detective Koichiro Iwase 2014
In Between Mountains and Oceans as Himself 2013
Trespassing Bergman as Self 2009
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 as 2008
What the War Meant as Hideki Tojo 2007
Dots and Lines as Jutaro Torikai 2007
To Each His Own Cinema as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") 2004
The Golden Cups: One More Time as Himself 2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! as Self 2002
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso as Niju Menso 2000
Making of 'Battle Royale' as Self 2000
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano as 1999
The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano as Self 1997
Fireworks as Yoshitaka Nishi 1996
Making-of Kids Return as Himself 1991
Shoko Asahara with Takeshi as 1991
Kim's War as Kim Hyi-ro 1985
Jesus' Ark as Takeyoshi Sengoku 1985
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart as Hiroshi Igarashi 1985
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto as Hara (archive footage) 1982
School in the Crosshairs as 1982
Summer Secrets as Ramen shop owner 1981
Completely... With That Air! as 1969
Go, Go Second Time Virgin as Gang Member
Coming Soon (81 episode) as
Coming Soon (122 episode) as
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (49 episode) as Munisai Shinmen
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as 出演
Coming Soon (1 episode) as 黑须贯太郎
Coming Soon (47 episode) as 古今亭志生
Coming Soon (49 episode) as Count Takeshi
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Storyteller 
