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  1. IMDb provides a comprehensive list of films directed, written, and acted by Takeshi Kitano, a Japanese actor, writer, and director. Learn about his career, awards, trivia, and upcoming projects.

    • January 1, 1
    • 1.68 m
    • Tokyo, Japan
    • Boiling Point. Boiling Point is Kitano’s second film as a director and first film as a screen writer. Although not as polished as some of his classics, it introduced create many characteristics and themes that are prevalent throughout future films such as Sonatine, Hana-Bi and Brother.
    • Achilles And The Tortoise. Takeshi Kitano’s last entry to his surrealist autobiographical trilogy is also the strongest of the series, this is due to many reasons including the return to a simpler narrative structure and less surrealism.
    • Getting Any? While Kitano’s other films contain comedic scenes, it took him until his 5th directed film before he made a full blown comedy. Returning to his comedic roots for Getting Any?
    • Takeshis’ Takeshis’ was the first film of the director’s “creative destruction”. Although Takeshis’ is extremely unconventional and not very accessible, it is still a somewhat engaging ride.
  2. Many of Kitano's films are dramas about yakuza gangsters or the police. Described by critics as using an acting style that is highly deadpan or a camera style that approaches near-stasis, Kitano often uses long takes during which little appears to be happening, or editing that cuts immediately to the aftermath of an event.

  3. A list of 13 films directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano, a Japanese actor, writer, and director known for his dark humor and violence. The list includes classics like Fireworks, Sonatine, Brother, and Zatoichi.

  4. A list of seven movies directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano, a Japanese actor, director, and writer. The movies include crime, drama, comedy, and romance genres, and have ratings, summaries, and cast information.

  5. Takeshi Kitano made his most artistic film in 2002 with the romatic-drama Dolls. A story based loosely on a traditional bunraku play involving 3 different stories about undying love. The first story follows Matsumoto who rejects his engagement to his fiancée Sawako after his parents put pressure on him to marry his bosses daughter.

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  7. He is also known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990) and starring in the film Battle Royale (2000). 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.

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