Living

Is Takeshi Kitano Still Alive?

Biography

Age 79

Also known asТакэси Китано, Beat Takeshi, 기타노 타케시, 비트 타케시, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, บีท ทาเกชิ, تاکشی کیتانو, 北野武GenderMaleBorn18/01/1947 (79)Born inTokyo, JapanWikidataQ26372 ↗TMDb#3317 ↗

Filmography84 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	AUM: The Cult at the End of the WorldMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
2024	Broken RageMovie	Nezumi	77
2023	Takeshi's Castle JapanSeries	—	76
2023	KubiMovie	Hashiba Hideyoshi	76
2019	Idaten: Tokyo Olympics StorySeries	古今亭志生	72
2018	Why Are We Creative?Movie	Self	71
2017	Ghost in the ShellMovie	Aramaki	70
2017	Outrage CodaMovie	Otomo	70
2017	Plankton SalesmenMovie	Self (archive footage)	70
2017	Prison BreakMovie	Urata	70
2016	A Living PromiseMovie	Detective Koichiro Iwase	69
2016	While the Women Are SleepingMovie	Sahara	69
2016	Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko SpecialMovie	—	69
2015	Ryuzo and the Seven HenchmenMovie	Detective Murakami	68
2015	Mozu The MovieMovie	Daruma	68
2015	たけしのこれがホントのニッポン芸能史Series	—	68
2015	Aka MedakaMovie	Tatekawa Danshi	68
2014	Seicho Matsumoto's Black GospelMovie	Rokuro Fujisawa	67
2013	Miwa: A Japanese IconMovie	Himself	66
2012	Beyond OutrageMovie	Otomo	65
2012	DearestMovie	Teruo Sugino	65
2012	A Special DayMovie	Self	65
2012	日曜ゴールデンで何やってんだテレビSeries	—	65
2010	OutrageMovie	Otomo	63
2008	What the War MeantMovie	Hideki Tojo	61
2008	The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 SummitMovie	Take-Majin (voice)	61
2008	Achilles and the TortoiseMovie	Machisu	61
2007	To Each His Own CinemaMovie	The projectionist (segment "Rencontre unique")	60
2007	Glory to the Filmmaker!Movie	Takeshi / Yakuza / Father / Ninja / Detective / Astronomer	60
2005	Takeshis'Movie	Beat Takeshi / Mr. Kitano	58
2004	IzoMovie	Chancellor	57
2004	Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!Movie	Self	57
2004	Blood and BonesMovie	Joon-pyong Kim	57
2003	MusashiSeries	Munisai Shinmen	56
2003	ZatoichiMovie	Zatoichi / Ichi	56
2003	Battle Royale II: RequiemMovie	Kitano	56
2003	The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale IIMovie	Self	56
2002	KichikuMovie	—	55
2002	Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu MensoMovie	Niju Menso	55
2001	Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALEMovie	Self	54
2000	BrotherMovie	Aniki Yamamoto	53
2000	Battle RoyaleMovie	Kitano	53
2000	The Story of One CenturySeries	—	53
2000	Making of 'Battle Royale'Movie	Self	53
1999	KikujiroMovie	Kikujiro	52
1999	TabooMovie	Toshizo Hijikata	52
1999	The Unpredictable Takeshi KitanoMovie	Self	52
1998	Tokyo EyesMovie	Yakusa	51
1998	加ト・けん・たけしの世紀末スペシャル!!Series	—	51
1997	FireworksMovie	Yoshitaka Nishi	50
1996	Making-of Kids ReturnMovie	Himself	49
1995	Johnny MnemonicMovie	Takahashi	48
1995	Getting Any?Movie	Scientist	48
1995	GoninMovie	Ichiro Kyoya	48
1993	Many Happy ReturnsMovie	Daisuke Shiba	46
1993	SonatineMovie	Aniki Murakawa	46
1992	A Legend of TurmoilMovie	Kiichirou Yashiro	45
1992	Erotic LiaisonsMovie	Okuyama	45
1992	Dioxin from Fish!Movie	Azuma	45
1991	Shoko Asahara with TakeshiMovie	Self	44
1991	Kim's WarMovie	Kim Hyi-ro	44
1990	Hoshi wo tsugu monoMovie	Yama no hito	43
1990	Boiling PointMovie	Uehara	43
1990	KILL THEM ALLMovie	—	43
1990	The Yagyu Code: Secret ScrollsMovie	—	43
1989	Violent CopMovie	Azuma Ryosuke	42
1989	Beat Takeshi Presents TV TackleSeries	—	42
1988	The Boss' WifeMovie	Shoji Sugimoto, Hitman	41
1986	Takeshi's CastleSeries	Count Takeshi	39
1986	雨の降る駅Movie	演员	39
1986	No More Comics!Movie	Yakuza	39
1985	DemonMovie	Yajima	38
1985	Jesus' ArkMovie	Takeyoshi Sengoku	38
1985	Joke with a Sorrowful HeartMovie	Hiroshi Igarashi	38
1985	Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi SakamotoMovie	Hara (archive footage)	38
1983	Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceMovie	Hara	36
1983	The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorMovie	Man at Racetrack	36
1983	The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboMovie	Kiyoshi Ôkubo	36
1981	ManonMovie	Shinobu	34
1981	The Dump Truck RascalMovie	—	34
1981	Completely... With That Air!Movie	—	34
1980	Makoto-chanMovie	—	33
1969	Go, Go Second Time VirginMovie	Gang Member	22
1962	Golden Horse AwardsSeries	Self	15