Directing
Takeshi Kitano
- Titles
- 88movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 50top 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 2.8
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Adrenaline5.7average 5.0
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Politics3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Family Dynamics3.6, average 4.7
- Romance2.7, average 3.8
- Contemporary Realism4.3, average 5.3
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 13
- Social Commentary 8
- Character-Driven 7
- Political Intrigue 5
- Character Study 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Fast-Paced 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Melancholy 3
- Bleak 3
- Contemplative 3
- Melancholy Tone 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Katsumi YanagijimaCinematographerBattle Royale, Zatoichi, Brother, Kikujiro, A Scene at the Sea, +12 more
Yoshinori OtaEditorZatoichi, Brother, Kikujiro, Fireworks, Kids Return, +11 more
Ren OsugiActorFireworks, Sonatine, Outrage Coda, Takeshis', Achilles and the Tortoise, +2 more
Susumu TerajimaActorBrother, Fireworks, Taboo, A Scene at the Sea, Kids Return, +2 more
Joe HisaishiComposerBrother, Kikujiro, Fireworks, A Scene at the Sea, Kids Return, +2 more
Tadanobu AsanoActorZatoichi, Taboo, Kubi, Broken Rage, Dearest
Kayoko KishimotoActorKikujiro, Fireworks, Takeshis', Dolls, Glory to the Filmmaker!
HakuryuActorFireworks, Outrage Coda, Violent Cop, Broken Rage, Getting Any?
Hidetoshi NishijimaActorDolls, Kubi, While the Women Are Sleeping, Mozu The Movie
Nao OmoriActorDolls, Kubi, Broken Rage, Achilles and the Tortoise
Kei SatōActorTaboo, Erotic Liaisons, The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo, Dioxin from Fish!
Saburo IshikuraActorZatoichi, Takeshi's Castle, Takeshi's Castle, Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
Movies and TV shows
18Upcoming
1 title
2020s
2 titles · average score 65
たけしのその時カメラは回っていた (2020)
TV show
2010s
5 titles
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)
TV show · as 古今亭志生
Kiseki taiken! Unbelievable (2018)
TV show · as Storyteller
たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史 (2015)
TV show
日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビ (2012)
TV show
2000s
5 titles · average score 66
Dots and Lines (2007)
TV show · as Jutaro Torikai
52
MXC (2003)
TV show
Musashi (2003)
TV show · as Munisai Shinmen
80
Takeshi's Castle (2002)
TV show · Creator
1990s
3 titles
1980s
2 titles · average score 83
83
Takeshi's Castle (1986)
TV show · as Count Takeshi