Takeshi Kitano

Director

Born: January 18, 1947 (age 79)
From: Tokyo, Japan

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…

Filmography (97)

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Broken Rage (2024)
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Kubi (2023)
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Citizen Kitano (2020)
Self
Why Are We Creative? (2018)
Self
Plankton Salesmen (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Outrage Coda (2017)
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Prison Break (2017)
Urata
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Aramaki
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special (2016)
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
Sahara
A Living Promise (2016)
Detective Koichiro Iwase
Aka Medaka (2015)
Tatekawa Danshi
Mozu The Movie (2015)
Daruma
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
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Morning (2014)
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The 8th Floor (2014)
Self
In Between Mountains and Oceans (2014)
Himself
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)
Rokuro Fujisawa
Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013)
Himself
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
Self
Beyond Outrage (2012)
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Dearest (2012)
Teruo Sugino
A Special Day (2012)
Self
Kikoku (2010)
Private First Class Oomiya
Outrage (2010)
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Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 (2009)
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What the War Meant (2008)
Hideki Tojo
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008)
Take-Majin (voice)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
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