Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent 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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takeshi Kitano.
6.6
Broken Rage
Director
2024 Movie
6.8
Outrage Coda
Director
2017 Movie
6.2
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Director
2015 Movie
8.0
Morning
Director
2014 Movie
7.0
Beyond Outrage
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Outrage
Director
2010 Movie
Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
Director
2009 Movie
7.0
Achilles and the Tortoise
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.4
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Director
2007 Movie
6.1
TAKESHIS'
Director
2005 Movie
7.2
Zatoichi
Director
2003 Movie
7.6
Dolls
Director
2002 Movie
7.1
Brother
Director
2000 Movie
6.9
Kids Return
Director
1996 Movie
5.7
Getting Any?
Director
1995 Movie
7.5
Sonatine
Director
1993 Movie
7.4
A Scene at the Sea
Director
1991 Movie
6.9
Boiling Point
Director
1990 Movie
7.2
Violent Cop
Director
1989 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takeshi Kitano.
7.7
Fireworks
Editor
1997 Movie
7.6
Dolls
Director
2002 Movie
7.5
Sonatine
Director
1993 Movie
7.5
Kikujiro
Editor
1999 Movie
7.4
A Scene at the Sea
Director
1991 Movie
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hara
1983 Movie
7.3
Battle Royale
as Kitano
2000 Movie
7.2
Violent Cop
Director
1989 Movie
7.2
Zatoichi
Director
2003 Movie
7.1
Brother
Director
2000 Movie
7.0
Beyond Outrage
Director
2012 Movie
7.0
Achilles and the Tortoise
Director
2008 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takeshi Kitano.
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
as Aramaki
2017 Movie
6.5
Gonin
as Ichiro Kyoya
1995 Movie
7.3
Battle Royale
as Kitano
2000 Movie
6.0
Arakimentari
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special
2016 Movie
7.5
Citizen Kitano
as Self
2020 Movie
5.8
Johnny Mnemonic
as Takahashi
1995 Movie
6.1
Izo
as Chancellor
2004 Movie
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hara
1983 Movie
7.5
Sonatine
Director
1993 Movie
7.5
Kikujiro
Editor
1999 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takeshi Kitano.
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 古今亭志生 • 47 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Assistant Editor • 26 eps
2013 Series
6.9
MXC
81 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Takeshi's Castle
Creator
2002 Series
8.3
Musashi
as Munisai Shinmen • 49 eps
2003 Series
6.1
Takeshi's Castle Japan
8 eps
2023 Series
The Story of One Century
3 eps
2000 Series
8.4
Takeshi's Castle
as Count Takeshi • 49 eps
1986 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takeshi Kitano.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Takeshi Kitano.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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
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