Personal Info
Такэси Китано
Beat Takeshi
기타노 타케시
비트 타케시
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Directing
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 internatio…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
as Self (archive footage)
Broken Rage
as Nezumi
Kubi
as Hashiba Hideyoshi
Citizen Kitano
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Ghost in the Shell
as Aramaki
Outrage Coda
as Otomo
Prison Break
as Urata
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell
as self
TV Shows
Takeshi's Castle Japan
8 ep.
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
1 ep.
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 古今亭志生 · 47 ep.
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable
as Storyteller · 2 ep.
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史
1 ep.
オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～
1 ep.
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ
1 ep.
Dots and Lines
as Jutaro Torikai · 2 ep.
Musashi
as Munisai Shinmen · 49 ep.
MXC
81 ep.
