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Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami. Working as a lift boy on a nightclub with such features as comic sketches and striptease dancing, Kitano saw his chance when a comedian suddenly fell ill, and he...
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Actor (68 credits)
Actor (68 credits)
2013
FNS 27 jikan terebi: Joshiryoku zenkai 2013: Otome no egao ga ashita o tsukuru!!
(TV Movie)
Don Kayakuda / Rokuro Uchida / Nô Ushida
Don Kayakuda / Rokuro Uchida / Nô Ushida
2010
Kenji Onijima Heihachirou
(TV Series)
(as Beat Takeshi)
- Episode #1.1
(2010)
... (as Beat Takeshi)
2009
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo
(TV Series)
Kitano
Kitano
- Episode #1.1
(2009)
... Kitano (as Beat Takeshi)
2007
Kantoku · Banzai!
(as Beat Takeshi)
2007
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence
The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") (as Beat Takeshi)
The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique") (as Beat Takeshi)
2004
Izo
(as 'Bîto' Takeshi)
2002
Kichiku
(TV Movie)
(as Beat Takeshi)
1981
Sukkari... sono ki de!
(as Beat Takeshi)
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Writer (25 credits)
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Director (19 credits)
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Editor (17 credits)
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Producer (2 credits)
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Art department (1 credit)
Art department (1 credit)
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Thanks (8 credits)
Thanks (8 credits)
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Self (110 credits)
Self (110 credits)
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Archive footage (8 credits)
Archive footage (8 credits)
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He was the namesake and host of Takeshi's Castle, a silly 80s Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud. It provides the archive footage that gets English voiceovers for the MXC TV series. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 5 Interviews | 8 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
Office Kitano IncAlternate Names:
'Beat' Takeshi Kitano | 'Beat' Takeshi | 'Bîto' Takeshi | Beat Takeshi | Bito Takeshi | Bîto Takeshi | TakeshiHeight:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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...[Violent Cop] was shot a long time ago, when I didn't knew how to make a film. At least now, I am beginning to grasp what filmmaking is all about, gradually, so I watched it again the other day on video, so that I could comment on it during the interview, as I had forgotten almost everything about it. Frankly, I couldn't bear to watch it. It's like being forced to watch yourself when you were ... See more »Trivia:
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