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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 ...
This is a list of films by director Takeshi Kitano: Pages in category "Films directed by Takeshi Kitano" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Violent Cop (その男、凶暴につき, Sono Otoko, Kyōbō Ni Tsuki, lit. ' That Man, Being Violent ') is a 1989 Japanese neo-noir action thriller film directed by Takeshi Kitano, written by Kitano and Hisashi Nozawa, and starring Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Hakuryu, Ken Yoshizawa, and Ittoku Kishibe. [1]
Sonatine (Japanese: ソナチネ, Hepburn: Sonachine) is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film.It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base.
For much of its running time, “Asakusa Kid” is a safe, traditional and easily enjoyable biographical drama about the scrappy early career of legendary Japanese comedian-actor-author-filmmaker ...
' 3 to 4x October ') is a 1990 Japanese crime film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also co-stars under his stage name Beat Takeshi. It was Kitano's second film as a director and first film as a screenwriter. Boiling Point is seen as an important first step in his development as an editor [1] and as a director. [2]
Kubi (首, lit. ' Neck ') is a 2023 Japanese historical samurai film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars as Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi).
Hana-bi (lit. ' Fireworks '), released in the USA as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it.The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano.