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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
January 18, 1947
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- Такэси Китано
- Beat Takeshi
- 기타노 타케시
- 비트 타케시
- "Beat" Takeshi Kitano
- บีท ทาเกชิ
- تاکشی کیتانو
Takeshi Kitano
1.9 Popularity
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 roles, he made his directorial debut with 1989's Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine (1993). He was not widely accepted as an accomplished director in Japan until Hana-bi won the Golden Lion in 1997. In October 2017, Kitano completed his Outrage crime trilogy with the release of Outrage Coda. He is also known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990) and starring in the film Battle Royale (2000).
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
2025
6.7
Nezumi
Broken Rage
2024
7.0
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Kubi
2023
6.1
Takeshi's Castle Japan
2023
7.5
Self
Citizen Kitano
2020
0.0
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
2020
7.8
古今亭志生
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
7.6
Self
Why Are We Creative?
2018
0.0
Storyteller
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
2018
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Plankton Salesmen
2017
Credits
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Broken Rage
as Nezumi
2024
6.7
Kubi
as Hashiba Hideyoshi
2023
7.0
Takeshi's Castle Japan
2023
6.1
Citizen Kitano
as Self
2020
7.5
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
2020
0.0
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 古今亭志生
2019
7.8
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018
7.6
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
as Storyteller
2018
0.0
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
Outrage Coda
as Otomo
2017
6.8
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
as self
2017
0.0
Prison Break
as Urata
2017
5.8
Ghost in the Shell
as Aramaki
2017
6.1
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
2016
6.0
While the Women Are Sleeping
as Sahara
2016
5.4
A Living Promise
as Detective Koichiro Iwase
2016
0.0
Aka Medaka
as Tatekawa Danshi
2015
7.8
Mozu The Movie
as Daruma
2015
6.9
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
as Detective Murakami
2015
6.2
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
2015
0.0
オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
2014
0.0
Morning
2014
8.0
The 8th Floor
as Self
2014
0.0
In Between Mountains and Oceans
as Himself
2014
0.0
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
as Rokuro Fujisawa
2014
5.0
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself
2013
6.3
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
6.6
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
2012
0.0
Beyond Outrage
as Otomo
2012
7.0
Dearest
as Teruo Sugino
2012
6.8
A Special Day
as Self
2012
6.0
Kikoku
as Private First Class Oomiya
2010
3.5
Outrage
as Otomo
2010
6.9
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
2009
0.0
What the War Meant
as Hideki Tojo
2008
0.0
The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
as Take-Majin (voice)
2008
4.9
Achilles and the Tortoise
as Machisu
2008
7.0
Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
2008
10.0
Dots and Lines
as Jutaro Torikai
2007
0.0
To Each His Own Cinema
as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
2007
6.5
Glory to the Filmmaker!
as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
2007
6.4
Takeshis'
as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
2005
6.1
The Golden Cups: One More Time
as Himself
2004
0.0
Blood and Bones
as Joon-pyong Kim
2004
6.5
Izo
as Chancellor
2004
6.1
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
2004
8.0
Arakimentari
as Self
2004
6.0
Zatoichi
as Zatoichi / Ichi
2003
7.2
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II
as Self
2003
0.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Kitano
2003
5.0
MXC
2003
6.9
Musashi
as Munisai Shinmen
2003
8.3
Takeshi's Castle
2002
7.8
Kichiku
2002
0.0
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
as Niju Menso
2002
5.0
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE
as Self
2001
0.0
The 300 million yen robbery
2000
0.0
Battle Royale
as Kitano
2000
7.3
Brother
as Aniki Yamamoto
2000
7.1
Making of 'Battle Royale'
as Self
2000
0.0
The Story of One Century
2000
0.0
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
0.0
Taboo
as Toshizo Hijikata
1999
6.5
Kikujiro
as Kikujiro
1999
7.5
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon
1999
0.0
Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable
1999
0.0
The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano
as Self
1999
7.0
🎬
Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro)
1999
6.6
Zankyo
1999
0.0
🎬
加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!!
1998
0.0
Tokyo Eyes
as Yakusa
1998
6.7
Fireworks
as Yoshitaka Nishi
1997
7.7
Making-of Kids Return
as Himself
1996
6.8
Gonin
as Ichiro Kyoya
1995
6.5
Johnny Mnemonic
as Takahashi
1995
5.8
Getting Any?
as Scientist
1995
5.7
Many Happy Returns
as Daisuke Shiba
1993
6.8
Sonatine
as Aniki Murakawa
1993
7.5
Today's Close-Up
as 出演
1993
0.0
Erotic Liaisons
as Okuyama
1992
3.4
Dioxin from Fish!
as Azuma
1992
0.0
🎬
北野ファンクラブ
1992
0.0
🎬
Kitano fan kurabu
as Self
1992
0.0
A Legend of Turmoil
as Kiichirou Yashiro
1992
7.5
Shoko Asahara with Takeshi
as Self
1991
0.0
Kim's War
as Kim Hyi-ro
1991
0.0
KILL THEM ALL
1990
0.0
Boiling Point
as Uehara
1990
6.9
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
as Yama no hito
1990
0.0
Violent Cop
as Azuma Ryosuke
1989
7.2
Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle
1989
0.0
The Boss' Wife
as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
1988
5.0
雨の降る駅
as 演员
1986
0.0
Takeshi's Castle
as Count Takeshi
1986
8.4
No More Comics!
as Police
1986
6.0
Jesus' Ark
as Takeyoshi Sengoku
1985
0.0
Demon
as Yajima
1985
7.0
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
as Hiroshi Igarashi
1985
0.0
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Hara (archive footage)
1985
7.2
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
1983
0.0
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
as Man at Racetrack
1983
6.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hara
1983
7.3
School in the Crosshairs
1982
0.0
Summer Secrets
as Ramen shop owner
1982
5.3
Completely... With That Air!
1981
0.0
Manon
as Shinobu
1981
0.0
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981
5.0
Makoto-chan
1980
8.0
Go, Go Second Time Virgin
as Gang Member
1969
6.6
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
1962
9.0
🎬
Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka
N/A
0.0
In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden
N/A
0.0