Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

January 18, 1947 · 79 years old

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…

Known For

20 titles
1
Battle Royale

Battle Royale

2000 · 1h 54m · Movie

In a dystopian future, a group of students from a Japanese high school are forced by the government to compete in a battle, killing one another until only one is left standing.

7.5
2
Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

1995 · 1h 36m · Movie

A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.

5.6
3
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

2003 · 1h 56m · Movie

The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.

7.4
4
Fireworks

Fireworks

1997 · 1h 43m · Movie

Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.

7.7
5
Brother

Brother

2000 · 1h 54m · Movie

A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.

7.1
6
Sonatine

Sonatine

1993 · 1h 34m · Movie

Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.

7.4
7
Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999 · 2h 2m · Movie

A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.

7.7
8
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

1983 · 2h 3m · Movie

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.

7.2
9
Battle Royale II

Battle Royale II

2003 · 2h 13m · Movie

Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.

4.6
10
Dolls

Dolls

2002 · 1h 54m · Movie

Three stories of never-ending love.

7.5
11
Outrage

Outrage

2010 · 1h 49m · Movie

The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.

6.8
12
Violent Cop

Violent Cop

1989 · 1h 43m · Movie

A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.

7.1
13
Taboo

Taboo

1999 · 1h 40m · Movie

The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.

6.8
14
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1990 · 1h 36m · Movie

Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.

6.7
15
Beyond Outrage

Beyond Outrage

2012 · 1h 50m · Movie

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.

6.7
16
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996 · 1h 47m · Movie

Dropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up with them.

7.4
17
A Scene at the Sea

A Scene at the Sea

1991 · 1h 41m · Movie

The lives of a young, hearing-impaired and gloomy couple are fulfilled after the boy holds interest in surfboarding.

7.5
18
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
19
Akiresu to kame

Akiresu to kame

2008 · 1h 59m · Movie

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.

7.3
20
Outrage Coda

Outrage Coda

2017 · 1h 44m · Movie

Five years after surviving the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo now works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a renowned fixer whose influence extends into Japan. A relatively minor in...

6.4
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