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 HijikataBattle Royale II: Requiem (2003) - KitanoTakeshi's Castle (2002) - Creator