Collection: Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano 北野 武

(born 18 January 1947) is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. 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, actor and TV host. With the exception of his works as a film director, he is known almost exclusively by the stage name Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi).

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 1989's Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine (1993). He was not widely accepted as an accomplished director in Japan until Hana-bi 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 Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990) and starring in the film Battle Royale (2000).

He has received critical acclaim for his idiosyncratic cinematic work, winning numerous awards with Japanese film critic Nagaharu Yodogawa having once dubbed him "the true successor" to influential filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Many of Kitano's films are dramas about yakuza gangsters or the police. Described by critics as using an acting style that is highly deadpan or a camera style that approaches near-stasis, Kitano often uses long takes during which little appears to be happening, or editing that cuts immediately to the aftermath of an event. Many of his films express a bleak worldview, but are also filled with humor and affection for their characters.

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  • "Violent Cop", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B5 Size (18 x 25cm) H53
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  • "A Scene at the Sea", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Hana-bi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size, (51 x 73cm) B262
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  • "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 2021, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Violent Cop", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B3 Size (36 x 51cm)
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  • "Sonatine", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Brother", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster / Pamphlet 2000, B3 Size
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  • "Kikujiro", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, Takeshi Kitano, B2 Size
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  • "Battle Royale", (バトル・ロワイアル), Original Release Japanese Video Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size
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  • "Violent Cop", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H209
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  • "Violent Cop", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D234
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  • "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 2021, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G77
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  • "Brother", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size, (51 x 73 cm) G113
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  • "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F233
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  • "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F161
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  • "Brother", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size, (51 x 73 cm) E65
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  • "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E24
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  • "Hana-bi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size, (51 x 73cm) C114
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  • "Hana-bi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size, (51 x 73cm) C99
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  • "Battle Royale", (バトル・ロワイアル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Battle Royale", (バトル・ロワイアル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Outrage Coda", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2017, B1 Size
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  • "Achilles and the Tortoise", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2008, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)
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  • "Kikujiro", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, Takeshi Kitano, RARE, B1 Size
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