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Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947), also known as Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi) in Japan, 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.
He was the namesake and host of Takeshi's Castle, a silly 80s Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud. It provides the archive footage that gets English voiceovers for the MXC TV series.
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This is the official website of Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi) . "Everyone keeps asking me why I don't have a website, so I had no choice but to make one."
Oct 25, 2022 · Takeshi Kitano, popularly known as ‘Beat’ Takeshi, is the grumpy old man of Japanese cinema. With a face carved out of stone and an expression that veers between ‘indifference’ and ‘say-goodbye-to-your-kneecaps’, he is Japan’s most successful cultural export alongside Super Mario and Hello Kitty.
Sep 26, 2020 · The camera effortlessly jumps between stillness and movement in a very particular, and unmistakably ‘Beat Takeshi’ kind of way. He laid this all out in Violent Cop, and it’s been a calling card...
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Feb 6, 2017 · Kitano Takeshi has established a unique position for himself, appearing as a popular comedian on Japanese TV while simultaneously winning international acclaim as a serious filmmaker. Meet the ...
A former strip club MC and one half of the long defunct comedy duo Two Beats, Takeshi has dominated the Japanese TV scene for over fifteen years. Ever ready to dress up as a schoolgirl or poke fun at minorities, Takeshi has constantly tested the limits of what can be said and done on TV.
