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Takeshi Kitano

Career: Active from 1981 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 51
top three billing

Average score: 68/100

Highest rated: Kids Return
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Takeshi Kitano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Family Dynamics
3.7, average 4.8
Romance
2.8, average 3.8
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Contemporary Realism
4.5, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Japanese Cinema 12
Character-Driven 8
Social Commentary 8
Political Intrigue 5
Character Study 4
Moral Ambiguity 3
Psychological Depth 3
Fast-Paced 3
Melancholy Tone 3
Historical Setting 3
Psychological 3
Complex Characters 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Kodai bunmei Misuterī Takeshi no shin sekai nana fushigi dai hyakka

TV show

2020s

6 titles · average score 66

Broken Rage

64

as Nezumi

Kubi

60

as Hashiba Hideyoshi

Takeshi's Castle Japan

65

TV show

Analog

68

Novel

Asakusa Kid

72

Novel

たけしのその時カメラは回っていた

TV show

2010s

20 titles · average score 61

Ghost in the Shell

52

as Aramaki

Outrage Coda

53

as Otomo

Prison Break

as Urata

While the Women Are Sleeping

54

as Sahara

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

63

as Detective Murakami

Aka Medaka

76

as Tatekawa Danshi

Mozu The Movie

59

as Daruma

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

as Rokuro Fujisawa

Beyond Outrage

58

as Otomo

Dearest

61

as Teruo Sugino

Outrage

71

as Otomo

Kikoku

as Private First Class Oomiya

2000s

22 titles · average score 66

Achilles and the Tortoise

75

as Machisu

To Each His Own Cinema

83

as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")

Glory to the Filmmaker!

62

as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer

Takeshis'

61

as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano

Blood and Bones

69

as Joon-pyong Kim

Zatoichi

78

as Zatoichi / Ichi

MXC

52

TV show

Battle Royale II: Requiem

34

as Kitano

Takeshi's Castle

80

TV show · Creator

Dolls

74

Editor, Director

Battle Royale

81

as Kitano

Brother

60

as Aniki Yamamoto

1990s

22 titles · average score 70

Kikujiro

66

as Kikujiro

Taboo

71

as Toshizo Hijikata

Fireworks

85

as Yoshitaka Nishi

Kids Return

89

Writer, Director

Johnny Mnemonic

39

as Takahashi

Gonin

76

as Ichiro Kyoya

Getting Any?

59

as Scientist

Sonatine

79

as Aniki Murakawa

Many Happy Returns

as Daisuke Shiba

Erotic Liaisons

as Okuyama

A Scene at the Sea

77

Editor, Screenplay

Boiling Point

81

as Uehara

1980s

15 titles · average score 73

Violent Cop

79

as Azuma Ryosuke

The Boss' Wife

as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman

Takeshi's Castle

81

TV show · as Count Takeshi

No More Comics!

66

as Yakuza

雨の降る駅

as 演员

Joke with a Sorrowful Heart

as Hiroshi Igarashi

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

72

as Hara (archive footage)

Demon

72

as Yajima

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

71

as Hara

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

as Man at Racetrack

Summer Secrets

as Ramen shop owner

Manon

as Shinobu

1960s

1 title · average score 67

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

67

as Gang Member