Takeshi Kitano
| First Name | Takeshi |
| Last Name | Kitano |
| Age | 65 |
| Date of Birth | January 19, 1947 |
| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm) |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
Takeshi Kitano Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947) is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, tap dancer, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic Nagaharu Yodogawa once dubbed him "the true successor" to influential filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. With the exception of his works as a film director, he is known almost exclusively by the name Beat Takeshi Bito Takeshi). Since April 2005, he has been a professor at the Graduate School of Visual Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Kitano owns his own talent agency and production company, Office Kitano, which launched Tokyo Filmex in 2000.
Filmography
Selected Takeshi Kitano film and TV show credits:
