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Takeshi Kitano [note 1] (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947), also known as Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi) in Japan, 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 ...
In reality, these paintings were painted by Kitano himself, whilst in recovery from an infamous motorcycle accident in August 1994 that left half of his face paralyzed. [2] Kitano's daughter and former singer, Shoko Kitano, makes a cameo appearance playing a nameless girl flying a kite in the film's closing scenes.
Dolls (Japanese: ドールズ, Hepburn: Dōruzu) is a 2002 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Japanese director Takeshi Kitano.A highly stylized art film, Dolls is part of Kitano's non-crime film oeuvre, like 1991's A Scene at the Sea, and unlike most of his other films, he does not act in it.
Japanorama is a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross, exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan.. Each episode has a theme, around which Ross presents cultural phenomenon, films, music, and art that exemplify facets of Japan.
Takeshi Kitano – One Fine Day: An older gentleman deals with an incompetent projectionist (Kitano). Theo Angelopoulos – Trois minutes (Three Minutes): A woman (Jeanne Moreau) encounters the late Marcello Mastroianni (using footage from Angelopoulos' 1986 film The Beekeeper) in a movie theater and professes her love for him.
Takeshi Kitano Björk Richard Kern: Edited by: Akiko Iwakawa-Grieve Masako Tsumura: Music by: ... The film looks at Araki's personal life as well as his art. [1] [2] ...
Iconic Japanese actor and director Kitano Takeshi has filed suit against Bandai Namco Arts, a member of the Bandai Namco media group, for copyright violation, the Daily Shincho paper revealed in ...
Asakusa Kid (Japanese: 浅草キッド, Hepburn: Asakusa kiddo) is a 2021 Japanese film written and directed by Gekidan Hitori and starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira. [1] [2] It is a biopic based on the apprenticeship of Takeshi Kitano by Senzaburo Fukami, and adapted from Kitano's 1988 memoir of the same name.