History Creator / TakeshiKitano

As an actor, he is usually credited as [[SameFaceDifferentName "Beat" Takeshi]]. Not to be confused with Creator/TakashiMiike, although both directors worked in ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' entries.

As an actor, he is usually credited as [[SameFaceDifferentName "Beat" Takeshi]].

* ''Film/{{Dolls|2002}}''

* ''Film/BoilingPoint''* (1990)

* ''[[Film/Brother2000 Brother]]''* (2000)

* GenreAdultery: Back in the late 80s, nobody in Japan would have expected the creator of Series/TakeshisCastle to direct [[Film/ViolentCop a police drama]] and a variety of films with serious tones afterwards. Due to the comedic roots of his career, Kitano's skills as a director took some time to get recognized in his country.

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Takeshi Kitano (born January 18, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor, director, and comedian who has starred in many cult films, in particular ''Film/{{Fireworks}}'' and ''Film/BattleRoyale.''

* RenaissanceMan: A comedian, actor, game show host, screenwriter, director, author, painter and one-time video game designer.

->''"Subject: Takeshi Kitano, otherwise known as Beat Takeshi, Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, author, screenwriter, poet, painter - okay what'' [[RenaissanceMan wasn't]] ''this guy? And one time, video game designer. Yeah, you hear that? One time, 'cause one time is all he needed. After that, the sea floor split open and swallowed the Caribbean! Earthquakes ravaged the west coast of America![[labelnote:*]]and goblins were still really, really scary! Ew! I don't like 'em! I don't like goblins!''' UAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'''''[[/labelnote]]

-->-- ''WebVideo/JonTron, pretty much summing up Takeshi's career.''

In his native country he is famous as a comedian (particularly with his {{Manzai}} duo "Two-Beat" alongside Kiyoshi Kaneko) and talk show host, but has achieved international success with ''Series/TakeshisCastle'', which was given a GagDub as ''Series/{{MXC}}'' in the US, as well as forays into more serious film work, such as ''Film/{{Sonatine}}'' and ''Film/{{Ghost in the Shell|2017}}''. Nowadays he is most famous for portraying the titular blind samurai in ''[[Film/{{Zatoichi2003}} Zatoichi]]''.

As an actor, he is usually credited [[SameFaceDifferentName "Beat" Takeshi]].

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* {{Main/Yakuza}}: A theme explored in movies such as ''{{Film/Sonatine}}'' and ''{{Film/Outrage}}'', which in turn probably led to his casting in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'' as an aged patriarch.

* ''{{Film/Fireworks}}'' (1997)

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Kitano gets killed in many movies he directs, especially the ones involving yakuzas.

In his native country he is famous as a comedian and talk show host, but has achieved international success with ''Series/TakeshisCastle'', which was given a GagDub as ''Series/{{MXC}}'' in the US, as well as forays into more serious film work, such as ''Film/{{Sonatine}}'' and ''Film/{{Ghost in the Shell|2017}}''. Nowadays he is most famous for portraying the titular blind samurai in ''[[Film/{{Zatoichi2003}} Zatoichi]]''.

* {{Main/Yakuza}}: A theme explored in movies such as ''{{Film/Sonatine}}'' and ''{{Film/Outrage}}''.

* ''Anime/AnimalCrossingTheMovie'' (2006)

* RenaissanceMan: Wether it's about playing in a movie, writing/editing/directing a movie, [[Series/TakeshisCastle creating a TV show]], writing books, or even [[VideoGame/TakeshisChallenge making a video game]], Takeshi is quite the versatile artist.

Takeshi Kitano (born January 18, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor, director, and comedian who has starred in many cult films, in particular ''Film/HanaBi'' and ''Film/BattleRoyale.''

* ''Film/HanaBi''*, aka ''Fireworks'' (1997)

* ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'' (2017)

* ''Film/ViolentCop''*
* ''Film/BoilingPoint''*
* ''Film/ASceneAtTheSea''
* ''Film/{{Sonatine}}''*
* ''Film/GettingAny''*
* ''Film/HanaBi''* (aka ''Fireworks'')
* ''Film/{{Kikujiro}}''*
* ''[[Film/Brother2000 Brother]]''*
* ''[[Film/Zatoichi2003 Zatoichi]]''*
* ''Film/{{Outrage}}''*

* ''Film/MerryChristmasMrLawrence''
* ''Film/JohnnyMnemonic''
* ''Literature/BattleRoyale''
* ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017''
* ''VideoGame/Yakuza6''

* ''Film/Zatoichi2003''*

* ''[[index]]Film/ViolentCop*[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/BoilingPoint*[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/ASceneAtTheSea[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/{{Sonatine}}*[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/GettingAny*[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/HanaBi*[[/index]]'' (aka ''Fireworks'')
* ''[[index]][[Film/Brother2000 Brother]][[/index]]*''
* ''[[index]]Film/Zatoichi2003*[[/index]]''
* ''[[index]]Film/{{Outrage}}*[[/index]]''

* ''[[index]]Film/HanaBi*[[/index]]''

[[AC: Directed (Acting roles marked with an *):]]

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* BlackComedy
* [[spoiler: ChronicallyKilledActor: Kitano gets killed in many movies he directs, especially the ones involving yakuzas.]]

* {{Main/Yakuza}}: A theme explored in movies such as ''{{Film/Sonatine}}'' and ''{{Film/Outrage}}''

Takeshi Kitano (born 18 January 1947) is a Japanese actor, director, and comedian who has starred in many cult films, in particular ''Film/HanaBi'' and ''Film/BattleRoyale.''