Takeshi Kitano
Highest Rated: 100% Kids Return (1996)
Lowest Rated: 19% Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Birthday: Jan 18, 1947
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Takeshi Kitano might not be a household name in North America, but with his Japanese legacy, he probably should be. Kitano's career spanned many decades and spread across different genres, styles, and mediums. He was part of a popular comedy duo in the 1970s and 1980s. He hosted a popular game show. He starred in, wrote, and directed numerous movies, ranging from hard-boiled and violent yakuza-focused ones to light-hearted surrealist comedies. Kitano lived through trials and tribulations, including a turbulent relationship (or lack thereof) with his father and a life-altering motorcycle accident in the mid-1990s, just when he reached international acclaim as a filmmaker. Kitano, or Beat Takeshi as he was known in his acting roles, had a lengthy resume, with some of the most acclaimed Japanese films ever made to his name. He was often seen as the successor to Akira Kurosawa, and sometimes even referred to as the Japanese Woody Allen. Whatever he was exactly, he was a rare breed.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 66% | Outrage Coda |
Otomo (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor |
- | 2017 |
| 43% | 51% | Ghost in the Shell | Aramaki (Character) | $40.5M | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | While the Women Are Sleeping | Sahara (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Umi Yama Aida | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 50% | 58% | Outrage: Beyond |
Otomo (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor |
$3.6K | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Dearest | Teruo Sugino (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 80% | 65% | Outrage |
Ôtomo (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$44.4K | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Achilles and the Tortoise |
Machisu Kuramochi (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor |
- | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 52% | Glory to the Filmmaker! |
Unknown (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2007 |
| 40% | 60% | Takeshis' |
Beat Takeshi/ Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Blood and Bones | Kim Sun-pei (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 30% | 29% | Battle Royale II: Requiem | Kitano (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 87% | 88% | Zatoichi |
Zatôichi / Director |
$853.7K | 2003 |
| 73% | 88% | Dolls |
Director, Writer, Film Editor |
$4.1K | 2002 |
| 88% | 89% | Battle Royale | Kitano-sensei (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 47% | 79% | Brother |
Yamamoto (Character), Director, Writer, Film Editor |
$447.8K | 2000 |
| 61% | 92% | Kikujiro |
Kikujiro (Character), Director, Writer |
$198.2K | 1999 |
| 71% | 71% | Taboo | Captain Toshizo Hijikata (Character) | $133.9K | 1999 |
| 96% | 92% | Fireworks |
Yoshitaka Nishi (Character), Director, Writer, Film Editor |
$413.5K | 1997 |
| 100% | 89% | Kids Return |
Director, Writer, Film Editor |
- | 1996 |
| 83% | 72% | Gonin | Ichiro Kyoya (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 19% | 31% | Johnny Mnemonic | Takahashi (Character) | $16.7M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | Getting Any? |
Scientist (Character), Director, Writer |
- | 1994 |
| 92% | 89% | Sonatine |
Aniki Murakawa (Character), Director, Writer, Film Editor |
$48.0K | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kyoso Tanjo | Daisuke Shiba (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | A Scene at the Sea |
Director, Writer |
- | 1992 |
| 94% | 63% | Boiling Point |
Uehara (Character), Director, Writer |
$1.5K | 1990 |
| 83% | 80% | Violent Cop |
Azuma (Character), Director |
$2.0K | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anego | Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comic Magazine | Police (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yasha | Yajima (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 82% | 79% | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Sgt. Gengo Hara (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dump Truck Rascal | Police 1 (Character) | - | 1981 |