• Takeshi Kitano and Ren Ôsugi in Фейерверк (1997). Takeshi Kitano and Tom Conti in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983).
  • In 1973, he formed a comedy duo called Two Beat with Kiyoshi Kaneko, who later became Beat Kiyoshi. Kitano adopted the stage name Beat Takeshi.
  • This is the Official website of Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi). "Everyone keeps asking me why I don't have a website, so I had no choice but to make one."
  • Sonatine is a film made by auteur Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, who was a comedian before he ventured into the realm of the film industry...
  • Kantoku Banzai 2007 Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which hes a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to...
  • Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and comedian who has become one of the most influential figures in Japanese cinema.
  • While academics compare Takeshi Kitano to Scorsese, Bresson, and Ozu, Beat Takeshi describes himself as David Letterman plus Woody Allen plus Howard Stern.
  • Takeshi Kitano’s acting debut was in an uncredited role as a gang member in the 1969 Japanese drama film ‘Go, Go Second Time Virgin’.