Acting credits
109
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Takeshi Kitano
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 100Series: 17Crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 3317
IMDb ID: nm0001429
Known for: Directing
Born: January 18, 1947
Age: 79
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q26372
Also known as
Такэси Китано • Beat Takeshi • 기타노 타케시 • 비트 타케시 • "Beat" Takeshi Kitano • บีท ทาเกชิ • تاکشی کیتانو
Other jobs
Director (20)Editor (3)Novel (3)Original Story (2)Assistant Editor (1)Creator (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Takeshi Kitano.
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.6
Broken Rage
as Nezumi
2024 Movie
7.0
Kubi
as Hashiba Hideyoshi
2023 Movie
6.5
Analog
Novel
2023 Movie
7.2
Asakusa Kid
Novel
2021 Movie
7.5
Citizen Kitano
as Self
2020 Movie
7.6
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018 Movie
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
6.8
Outrage Coda
as Otomo
2017 Movie
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
as self
2017 Movie
5.8
Prison Break
as Urata
2017 Movie
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
as Aramaki
2017 Movie
6.0
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
2016 Movie
5.4
While the Women Are Sleeping
as Sahara
2016 Movie
A Living Promise
as Detective Koichiro Iwase
2016 Movie
7.8
Aka Medaka
as Tatekawa Danshi
2015 Movie
6.9
Mozu The Movie
as Daruma
2015 Movie
6.2
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
as Detective Murakami
2015 Movie
8.0
Morning
2014 Movie
The 8th Floor
as Self
2014 Movie
In Between Mountains and Oceans
as Himself
2014 Movie
5.0
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
as Rokuro Fujisawa
2014 Movie
5.5
Kids Return: The Reunion
Original Story
2013 Movie
6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Takeshi Kitano.
6.1
Takeshi's Castle Japan
8 eps
2023 Series
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 古今亭志生 • 47 eps
2019 Series
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
as Storyteller • 2 eps
2018 Series
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
1 eps
2015 Series
オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Assistant Editor • 26 eps
2013 Series
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
1 eps
2012 Series
Dots and Lines
as Jutaro Torikai • 2 eps
2007 Series
6.9
MXC
81 eps
2003 Series
8.3
Musashi
as Munisai Shinmen • 49 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Takeshi's Castle
122 eps
2002 Series
The Story of One Century
3 eps
2000 Series
Today's Close-Up
as 出演 • 1 eps
1993 Series
Beat Takeshi Presents TV Tackle
5 eps
1989 Series
8.4
Takeshi's Castle
as Count Takeshi • 49 eps
1986 Series
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series