Takeshi Kitano
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film actor
film director
film editor
film producer
game show host
human
painter
screenwriter
stand-up comedian
television personality
university professor
Takeshi Kitano is a renowned Japanese filmmaker, actor, and comedian known for his deadpan performance style and distinctive, often violent yet poetic cinema.
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| 北野武 | 1 |
Statements (75)
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| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ game show host ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television personality ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilmStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Beat Takeshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Ribbon Awards
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Golden Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Lion for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-01-18 ⓘ |
| directorialDebut | Violent Cop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Meiji University (dropped out) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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crime drama ⓘ yakuza film ⓘ |
| hasSignatureTheme |
absurdist humor
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depiction of yakuza codes of honor ⓘ exploration of violence and tenderness ⓘ melancholy and loneliness ⓘ |
| hasWritingGenre |
autobiographical fiction
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essays ⓘ film criticism ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary yakuza film directors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Akira Kurosawa
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Yasujiro Ozu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | Japanese New Wave-influenced cinema ⓘ |
| name | Takeshi Kitano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Scene at the Sea
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Achilles and the Tortoise NERFINISHED ⓘ Beat Takeshi no Owarai Ultra Quiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Beyond Outrage NERFINISHED ⓘ Boiling Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Glory to the Filmmaker! NERFINISHED ⓘ Hana-bi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kids Return NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikujiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Outrage NERFINISHED ⓘ Outrage Coda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonatine NERFINISHED ⓘ Takeshi no Dare demo Picasso NERFINISHED ⓘ Takeshi's Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Takeshis' NERFINISHED ⓘ Violent Cop NERFINISHED ⓘ Zatoichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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author ⓘ comedian ⓘ film director ⓘ painter ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television presenter ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Adachi, Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Zatoichi
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various yakuza bosses ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Tokyo University of the Arts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
deadpan performance
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minimalist dialogue ⓘ poetic visual composition ⓘ sudden graphic violence ⓘ |
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