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...

Known For

Zatoichi

Director

Fireworks

Director

Cast Credits

Broken Rage

as Nezumi

Kubi

as Hashiba Hideyoshi

Outrage Coda

as Otomo

Prison Break

as Urata

A Living Promise

as Detective Koichiro Iwase

Aka Medaka

as Tatekawa Danshi

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

as Detective Murakami

Dearest

as Teruo Sugino

Kikoku

as Private First Class Oomiya

Outrage

as Otomo

What the War Meant

as Hideki Tojo

To Each His Own Cinema

as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")

Glory to the Filmmaker!

as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer

Takeshis'

as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Blood and Bones

as Joon-pyong Kim

Izo

as Chancellor

Zatoichi

as Zatoichi / Ichi

Crew Credits