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).
Movie | In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden | 2025 | |
Series | Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka | 2025 | |
Movie | Broken Rage | Nezumi | 2024-09-06 |
Series | Takeshi's Castle Japan | 2023-04-21 | |
Movie | Kubi | Hashiba Hideyoshi | 2023-11-23 |
Movie | Citizen Kitano | Self | 2020-10-16 |
Series | たけしのその時カメラは回っていた | 2020-07-24 | |
Series | Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story | 古今亭志生 | 2019-01-06 |
Series | Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable | Storyteller | 2018-04-05 |
Movie | Plankton Salesmen | Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-29 |
Movie | Outrage Coda | Otomo | 2017-10-07 |
Movie | Ghost in the Shell | Chief Daisuke Aramaki | 2017-03-29 |
Movie | Prison Break | Urata | 2017-04-12 |
Movie | Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell | self | 2017-07-25 |
Movie | A Living Promise | Detective Koichiro Iwase | 2016-01-09 |
Movie | Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special | 2016-07-03 | |
Movie | While the Women Are Sleeping | 2016-02-27 | |
Movie | Aka Medaka | Tatekawa Danshi | 2015-12-28 |
Series | たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 | Unknown | 2015-03-21 |
Movie | Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen | Detective Murakami | 2015-04-25 |
Movie | Mozu The Movie | Daruma | 2015-11-07 |
Movie | Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel | Rokuro Fujisawa | 2014-01-19 |
Movie | In Between Mountains and Oceans | Himself | 2014-04-11 |
Movie | Morning | 2014-09-01 | |
Series | オモクリ監督~O-Creator's TV Show~ | 2014-10-26 | |
Movie | The 8th Floor | Self | 2014-05-10 |
Movie | Trespassing Bergman | Self | 2013-08-28 |
Movie | Miwa: A Japanese Icon | Himself | 2013-08-31 |
Movie | A Special Day | Self | 2012-05-16 |
Movie | Bergmans video | Self | 2012-08-22 |
Movie | Beyond Outrage | Otomo | 2012-09-03 |
Series | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | 黑须贯太郎 | 2012-10-18 |
Series | 日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ | Unknown | 2012-10-21 |
Movie | Dearest | Teruo Sugino | 2012-08-25 |
Movie | Outrage | Otomo | 2010-05-17 |
Movie | Kikoku | Private First Class Oomiya | 2010-08-12 |
Movie | Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1 | 2009-11-20 | |
Movie | What the War Meant | Hideki Tojo | 2008-12-24 |
Movie | Achilles and the Tortoise | Machisu | 2008-09-20 |
Movie | The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit | Take-Majin (voice) | 2008-10-26 |
Movie | Wada Akiko satsujin jiken | 2007-02-12 | |
Movie | Dots and Lines | Jutaro Torikai | 2007-11-24 |
Movie | To Each His Own Cinema | The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") | 2007-10-31 |
Movie | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer | 2007-06-02 |
Movie | Takeshis' | Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | Arakimentari | Self | 2004-01-18 |
Movie | The Golden Cups: One More Time | Himself | 2004-11-20 |
Movie | Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! | Self | 2004-02-22 |
Movie | Izo | Chancellor | 2004-09-07 |
Movie | Blood and Bones | Joon-pyong Kim | 2004-11-06 |
Series | Musashi | Munisai Shinmen | 2003-01-05 |
Movie | JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 1 | 2003-04-12 | |
Series | MXC | 2003-04-13 | |
Movie | The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II | Self | 2003-07-10 |
Movie | Battle Royale II: Requiem | Kitano | 2003-07-05 |
Movie | Zatoichi | Zatoichi / Ichi | 2003-09-06 |
Movie | Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso | Niju Menso | 2002-08-27 |
Series | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Daisuke Aramaki | 2002-10-01 |
Movie | Kichiku | 2002-10-15 | |
Series | Takeshi's Castle | 2002-11-01 | |
Movie | Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE | Self | 2001-01-13 |
Movie | Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano | 2000-05-05 | |
Series | The Story of One Century | 2000-08-28 | |
Movie | The 300 million yen robbery | Unknown | 2000-12-30 |
Movie | Battle Royale | Kitano | 2000-12-16 |
Movie | Brother | Aniki Yamamoto | 2000-12-13 |
Movie | Making of 'Battle Royale' | Self | 2000-12-01 |
Movie | Jam Session (The Official Bootleg of Kikujiro) | Unknown | 1999-02-28 |
Movie | The Unpredictable Takeshi Kitano | Self | 1999-03-05 |
Movie | Zankyo | Unknown | 1999-02-13 |
Movie | Kikujiro | Kikujiro | 1999-06-05 |
Movie | Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: 1999 Nostradamus Senritsu no Daiyogen Mysterious Unbelievable | 1999-04-21 | |
Movie | Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabō: Kyōfu Eizō Kaiki Shashin Korekushon | 1999-05-19 | |
Movie | Taboo | Toshizo Hijikata | 1999-12-18 |
Movie | Tokyo Eyes | Yakusa | 1998-09-09 |
Series | 加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!! | 1998-12-19 | |
Movie | Fireworks | Yoshitaka Nishi | 1997-10-30 |
Movie | Making-of Kids Return | Himself | 1996-12-31 |
Movie | Johnny Mnemonic | Takahashi | 1995-05-26 |
Movie | Gonin | Ichiro Kyoya | 1995-09-23 |
Movie | Getting Any? | Scientist | 1995-02-11 |
Series | Today's Close-Up | 出演 | 1993-04-05 |
Movie | Many Happy Returns | Daisuke Shiba | 1993-11-20 |
Movie | Sonatine | Aniki Murakawa | 1993-04-10 |
Movie | A Legend of Turmoil | Kiichirou Yashiro | 1992-01-15 |
Series | Kitano fan kurabu | Self | 1992-02-12 |
Series | 北野ファンクラブ | Unknown | 1992-02-13 |
Movie | Dioxin from Fish! | 1992-02-22 | |
Movie | Erotic Liaisons | Okuyama | 1992-10-17 |
Movie | Kim's War | Kim Hyi-ro | 1991-04-05 |
Movie | Shoko Asahara with Takeshi | 1991-12-30 | |
Movie | KILL THEM ALL | 1990-11-23 | |
Movie | Boiling Point | Uehara | 1990-09-15 |
Movie | Hoshi wo tsugu mono | Yama no hito | 1990-02-03 |
Movie | Violent Cop | Azuma Ryosuke | 1989-08-12 |
Series | Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle | 1989-07-03 | |
Movie | The Boss' Wife | Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman | 1988-11-19 |
Series | Takeshi's Castle | Count Takeshi | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | No More Comics! | Police | 1986-03-24 |
Movie | Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto | Hara (archive footage) | 1985-04-09 |
Movie | Joke with a Sorrowful Heart | Hiroshi Igarashi | 1985-04-26 |
Movie | Jesus' Ark | Takeyoshi Sengoku | 1985-12-09 |
Movie | Demon | Yajima | 1985-08-31 |
Movie | The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo | Kiyoshi Ôkubo | 1983-08-29 |
Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Hara | 1983-05-28 |
Movie | The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor | Man at Racetrack | 1983-07-02 |
Movie | Summer Secrets | 1982-09-18 | |
Movie | Manon | Shinobu | 1981-09-26 |
Movie | The Dump Truck Rascal | Unknown | 1981-04-29 |
Movie | Completely... With That Air! | 1981-12-20 | |
Movie | Makoto-chan | 1980-07-26 | |
Movie | Go, Go Second Time Virgin | Gang Member | 1969-01-01 |
Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |