Directing
Takeshi Kitano
- Titles
- 89movies22TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19812024
- Leading roles
- 51top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Kids Return88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence5.8average 4.3
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Dark Humor3.7average 2.9
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
- Adrenaline5.6average 5.1
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Family Dynamics3.5, average 4.7
- Romance2.7, average 3.8
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 15
- Social Commentary 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Character Study 4
- Bleak 4
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Yakuza 3
- Violence 3
- Melancholy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Katsumi YanagijimaCinematographerBattle Royale, Zatoichi, Kikujiro, Brother, Sonatine, +12 more
Yoshinori OtaEditorFireworks, Zatoichi, Kikujiro, Brother, Outrage, +10 more
Susumu TerajimaActorFireworks, Brother, Sonatine, Taboo, A Scene at the Sea, +2 more
Joe HisaishiComposerFireworks, Kikujiro, Brother, Sonatine, A Scene at the Sea, +2 more
Ren OsugiActorFireworks, Sonatine, Outrage Coda, Takeshis', Achilles and the Tortoise, +1 more
HakuryuActorFireworks, Violent Cop, Outrage Coda, Getting Any?, Broken Rage
Kayoko KishimotoActorFireworks, Kikujiro, Dolls, Takeshis', Glory to the Filmmaker!
Tadanobu AsanoActorZatoichi, Taboo, Broken Rage, Kubi, Dearest
Nao OmoriActorDolls, Broken Rage, Kubi, Achilles and the Tortoise
Gekidan HitoriActorAsakusa Kid, Broken Rage, オモクリ監督～O－Creator's TV Show～, たけしのその時カメラは回っていた
Kei SatōActorErotic Liaisons, Taboo, The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo, Dioxin from Fish!
Hidetoshi NishijimaActorDolls, Mozu The Movie, Kubi, While the Women Are Sleeping
Movies and TV shows
88Upcoming
1 titles
2020s
7 titles · average score 63
63
as Nezumi
67
as Hashiba Hideyoshi
64
Novel
72
Novel
TV show
2010s
20 titles · average score 65
62
as Aramaki
66
as Otomo
as Urata
63
as Detective Murakami
77
as Tatekawa Danshi
58
as Daruma
as Rokuro Fujisawa
Screenplay, Director
68
as Otomo
68
as Otomo
as Private First Class Oomiya
2000s
25 titles · average score 67
71
as Machisu
66
as The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")
63
as Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer
62
as Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano
68
as Joon-pyong Kim
78
TV show
73
as Zatoichi / Ichi
48
as Kitano
75
Director, Screenplay
79
TV show
74
as Kitano
71
as Aniki Yamamoto
1990s
20 titles · average score 70
76
as Kikujiro
66
as Toshizo Hijikata
77
as Yoshitaka Nishi
88
Editor, Writer
56
as Takahashi
59
as Scientist
66
as Ichiro Kyoya
74
as Aniki Murakawa
as Daisuke Shiba
75
Director, Editor
68
as Uehara
as Yama no hito
1980s
14 titles · average score 69
71
as Azuma Ryosuke
as Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman
64
as Police
TV show · as Count Takeshi
as Hiroshi Igarashi
69
as Yajima
as Hara (archive footage)
as Man at Racetrack
as Kiyoshi Ôkubo
as Ramen shop owner
as Shinobu
1960s
1 titles · average score 69
69
as Gang Member