Takeshi Kitano

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 actor as well as TV host Kitano rose to prominence in the 1970s as one half of the comedy duo Two Beat before going solo and becoming one of the three biggest comedians in the country After several small acting roles he made his directorial debut with 1989s Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine 1993 He was not widely accepted as an accomplished director in Japan until Hanabi won the Golden Lion in 1997 In October 2017 Kitano completed his Outrage crime trilogy with the release of Outrage Coda He is also known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshis Castle 19861990 and starring in the film Battle Royale 2000

D.O.B: 1947-01-18
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Profession: Directing

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