Takeshi Kitano
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Editor
Born Jan 18, 1947 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1969–present · 5′6″ (168 cm)
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.
Filmography
In Your Blood: Hoki NaidenBattle Royale (2000) — KitanoGhost in the Shell (2017) — AramakiFireworks (1997) — Yoshitaka Nishi · Editor · Director · ScreenplayZatoichi (2003) — Zatoichi / Ichi · Director · Screenplay · EditorSonatine (1993) — Aniki Murakawa · Director · Editor · ScreenplayKikujiro (1999) — Kikujiro · Editor · Director · ScreenplayMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — HaraBrother (2000) — Aniki Yamamoto · Director · Editor · WriterDolls (2002) — Director · Screenplay · EditorViolent Cop (1989) — Azuma Ryosuke · Director · WriterOutrage (2010) — Otomo · Director · Screenplay · EditorJohnny Mnemonic (1995) — TakahashiA Scene at the Sea (1991) — Director · Editor · ScreenplayKids Return (1996) — Director · Writer · EditorBeyond Outrage (2012) — Otomo · Director · Writer · EditorBoiling Point (1990) — Uehara · Director · ScreenplayOutrage Coda (2017) — Otomo · Director · Editor · ScreenplayAchilles and the Tortoise (2008) — Machisu · Director · Screenplay · EditorNagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2013) — Assistant EditorTo Each His Own Cinema (2007) — The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") · Director · Screenplay · Producer · EditorTaboo (1999) — Toshizo HijikataTakeshi's Castle (2002) — CreatorBattle Royale II: Requiem (2003) — Kitano