Takeshi Kitano movie career page

Producer

(116 min)

1999 - Comedy, Drama - Japan

Nine year old Masao whom lives with his grandmother has always wondered what his mother is like since she left him with her grandmother at a young age in order to work at her new faraway job. One day during the summer Masao grows bored since all of his friends have gone on vacation and decides to finally set out and to visit his mother. While on the beginning of his travels he meets up with a couple that are friends with his grandmother. The wife decides to send her husband, known only as Mister to the audience, to escort Masao safely to his mother. The two main characters end up hitchhiking the entire way to Masao's Mother's house and have encounters with various yet interesting characters and events.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yûko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi

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Director

Brother

(114 min)

2000 - Drama, Gangster - Japan

Anaki Yamamoto was a high ranking member of a Yakuza family but during the midst of a war with another Yakuza family, the leader was killed and Anaki's family fell into chaos. The defeated family joined up with the victorious family but Anaki did not wish to know anything about it. He decided to go to America and track down his younger brother who had gone to study there. He managed to tracked down his brother but he was surprised to see his brother had become a local drug dealer, within a few day Anaki gets involved and he is back to his old Yakuza ways and starts to rebuild his family.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kuroudo Maki, Masaya Kato, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima

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Dolls

(113 min)

2002 - Drama - Japan

Young executive Matsumoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is forced to marry his employer’s daughter. His true love Sawako (Miho Kanno) is destroyed by this and attempts suicide just before the wedding. When Matsumoto hears this news he leaves his arranged bride to be waiting and seeks out Sawako. Upon arrival he finds that Sawako’s mind was shattered from the failed suicide attempt and she is left with little more than a shadow of her former self. Matsumoto, out of guilt and love, decides to remove Sawako from the hospital and the two embark on a tragic crusade to regain the lives they’ve lost.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Cheiko Matsubara, Kyoko Fukada, Tsutomu Takeshige

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Fireworks

(103 min)

1997 - Drama - Japan

Nishi, a haunted and "violent" ex-cop, is on the downward spiral of life: His wife is dying from Leukemia, his ex-cop partner/friend (now crippled from Nishi's absence on a stakeout) teeters on the edge of suicide, and also helps financially the wife of another dead police officer from the same stakeout. Nishi's first decision to solve his problem involves borrowing money from the local Yakuza but since he cannot pay the interest his last option is to masquerade as a police officer in order to rob a bank.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu

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Getting Any

(108 min)

1994 - Comedy - Japan

I bet you twenty dollars I can explain the whole story with one sentence. Ready? It's about a horny and nerdy guy who wants to get some hot sex and the crazy shenanigans that follow. You owe me twenty bucks.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Moeko Ezawa, Hakuryu, Tokie Hidari, Yojin Hino, Minoru Iizuka, Takeshi Kitano

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Kikujiro

(116 min)

1999 - Comedy, Drama - Japan

Nine year old Masao whom lives with his grandmother has always wondered what his mother is like since she left him with her grandmother at a young age in order to work at her new faraway job. One day during the summer Masao grows bored since all of his friends have gone on vacation and decides to finally set out and to visit his mother. While on the beginning of his travels he meets up with a couple that are friends with his grandmother. The wife decides to send her husband, known only as Mister to the audience, to escort Masao safely to his mother. The two main characters end up hitchhiking the entire way to Masao's Mother's house and have encounters with various yet interesting characters and events.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yûko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi

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Actor

Battle Royale

(114 min)

2000 - Action, Drama, Thriller - Japan

Some time in the new millennium Japan falls into economical decay, mass unemployment reigns in the country. With no clear future available, the student no longer respect school, violence increases due to riots and many students drop out of school. With the chaotic situation the government enacts the Battle Royale act, which consists of selected one of the poorest performing classes and sending off to an island where they must fight for survival and only one student can leave alive. The students have 3 days to complete the game or everyone dies due to explosive devices on their necks, they are given random weapons and the only rules to follow is avoid the danger zone and don't cause any trouble or the army will kill them. Mistrust, fear and hate run rampant and chaos spread among the students and they soon give in to the fight for survival.

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Director : Kinji Fukasaku

Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Asanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama

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Brother

(114 min)

2000 - Drama, Gangster - Japan

Anaki Yamamoto was a high ranking member of a Yakuza family but during the midst of a war with another Yakuza family, the leader was killed and Anaki's family fell into chaos. The defeated family joined up with the victorious family but Anaki did not wish to know anything about it. He decided to go to America and track down his younger brother who had gone to study there. He managed to tracked down his brother but he was surprised to see his brother had become a local drug dealer, within a few day Anaki gets involved and he is back to his old Yakuza ways and starts to rebuild his family.

[more]

Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kuroudo Maki, Masaya Kato, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima

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Fireworks

(103 min)

1997 - Drama - Japan

Nishi, a haunted and "violent" ex-cop, is on the downward spiral of life: His wife is dying from Leukemia, his ex-cop partner/friend (now crippled from Nishi's absence on a stakeout) teeters on the edge of suicide, and also helps financially the wife of another dead police officer from the same stakeout. Nishi's first decision to solve his problem involves borrowing money from the local Yakuza but since he cannot pay the interest his last option is to masquerade as a police officer in order to rob a bank.

[more]

Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu

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Getting Any

(108 min)

1994 - Comedy - Japan

I bet you twenty dollars I can explain the whole story with one sentence. Ready? It's about a horny and nerdy guy who wants to get some hot sex and the crazy shenanigans that follow. You owe me twenty bucks.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Moeko Ezawa, Hakuryu, Tokie Hidari, Yojin Hino, Minoru Iizuka, Takeshi Kitano

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Gohatto

(100 min)

1999 - Swordplay, Drama - Japan

The Shinsengumi Militia is in the process of selecting new recruits to join the samurai ranks. Those hoping to be accepted must face Soji Okita, the best fighter in the militia. By the end of the day only two of the hopefuls are accepted, Hyozo Tashiro a Samurai from the Kurume clan and Sozaburo Kano a young son of a rich merchant. Sozaburo quickly stands out due to his handsome yet slightly feminine looks, it quickly becomes apparent that Tashiro is in love with Kano. All of Tashiro's advances are refused by Kano but rumors quickly fly through the militia that Kano and Tashiro are lovers, soon many of the other men are making advances on Kano aswell. Eventually one of them is found dead and jealousy is suspected as a motive.

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Director : Nagisa Oshima

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Koji Matoba, Masa Tommies

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Gonin

(109 min)

1995 - Action, Yakuza - Japan

Bandai a club owner and well known in Tokyo nightlife, is in big trouble with the Yakuza as he owes a lot of money. Lacking any cash to pay and running out of time he comes up with a plan to rob the Yakuza. He rounds up some people to help him, Ogiwara an unemployed corporate worker, Hizu a former cop who lost his job due to a scandal. Jimmy a wasted addict in love with a Thai prostitute and Mitsuya a con artist who specializes in blackmailing well-placed homosexuals. After going over every detail they attempt to rob the Yakuza.

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Director : Takashi Ishii

Cast : Kazuya Kimura, Takeshi Kitano, Masahiro Motoki, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Jinpachi Nezu, Koichi Sato

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Kikujiro

(116 min)

1999 - Comedy, Drama - Japan

Nine year old Masao whom lives with his grandmother has always wondered what his mother is like since she left him with her grandmother at a young age in order to work at her new faraway job. One day during the summer Masao grows bored since all of his friends have gone on vacation and decides to finally set out and to visit his mother. While on the beginning of his travels he meets up with a couple that are friends with his grandmother. The wife decides to send her husband, known only as Mister to the audience, to escort Masao safely to his mother. The two main characters end up hitchhiking the entire way to Masao's Mother's house and have encounters with various yet interesting characters and events.

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Director : Takeshi Kitano

Cast : Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yûko Daike, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Beat Kiyoshi

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Tokyo Eyes

(90 min)

1998 - Drama - Japan

A mysterious young man is prowling around Tokyo. Wearing glasses that blur his vision and armed with a digital camera and a gun, this otaku who mane himself K, have a simple intention, to teach a lesson to those he feels deserve one. The gun that K carries has been modified to intentionally miss its target, which doesn't hurt the victim but give him the fright of his life. Hinano, a pure 17 years old girl who still tries to fit into her new life at working at a beauty parlor, lives with her elder brother who is a detective who presently works on the case of this mysterious man who scares people with his gun. On day, Hinano spots the unusual young man on a subway and decide to follow him. Right from their first meeting, the chemistry between them is undeniable. But as the relationship progress, K still continues his unusual behavior with his gun, but Hinano would prefer that he stop doing it before he get caught and especially because her brother is on his case.

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Director : Jean-Pierre Limosin

Cast : Shinji Takeda, Hinano Yoshikawa, Kaori Mizushima, Tetta Sugimoto, Ren Osugi, Masayuki Yui

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