Takeshi Kitano (Takeshi Kitano)

Date of Birth: 18/01/1948

Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor, director, screenwriter and editor, also known as "Beat" Takeshi. He was born Jan. 18, 1948, Mr.. and 24 years' time to try out many professions: he was the elevator operator, waiter, porter. During these years he learned to perfect the world of cheap bars, strip clubs and entertainment, controlled the yakuza. Even the father of China was a small yakuza, yakuza-loser. In 1972. Takeshi Kitano with his friend Kiyoshi Kaneko created the comic duo "two strikes" ( "Two Beats"), at first speaking in strip bars. Within two years China and Kaneko said television producer and invited them on television.
This was the debut of Takeshi Kitano's career in show business. In 1976. he and his colleagues received a prize of one of the leading Japanese television as the best comic duo. By the beginning of the eighties, China becomes perhaps the most popular figure on Japanese television, acting as interim in eight shows a day. In addition, it produces several novels and a collection of poems and writes songs.
. His film debut belongs to 1983, when the filmmaker's "Realm of the Senses, Nagisa Oshima, took it for his film" Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence ", where China had played a couple of David Bowie
. The film was very warmly received at Cannes, but remained misunderstood by the Japanese public, who sees China's first comic. The turning point occurred in 1989. By the time China has had to withdraw (without much success) in the two films, and thus partly random, partly commercial circumstances he decided to put the gangster drama "Violent Cop". For his next film - "Boiling Point" (1990) - he himself wrote the script. In the next film - "A Scene at the Sea" (1992) - China is attempting to go beyond the yakuza-movie - it has neither the Japanese mafia - the Yakuza, or dialog. However, an appeal to pure melodrama (as well as undertaken a few years attempted comedy - "Suitable for any", . 1994) Kitano has not brought much success, and these paintings are much smaller than those, . where he took off like few films in one, . creating an explosive mixture of action movie, . Police film, . comedy and melodrama,
. An example of such an organic blending of genres was the film "Sonatine" (1993) - the first tape Kitano, brought him cult fame outside of Japan.
August 1, 1994, Mr.. Takeshi got drunk on his motorcycle in an accident, after which half of his face was left permanently paralyzed. Many thought that he cast film, said in particular that China will run for governor of Tokyo. Instead, he removes the "Return of the boys" (1996) - the story of two childhood friends, one of whom becomes a boxer and the other is adjacent to the yakuza, and the following year - "Fireworks" (Hana-bi), brought him the Golden Lion in Venice. Despite the success in his next film "Kikudzhero" (1999) China moves away from the accumulated style, removing soft and filled with humor film. After the release of "Kikudzhero" Takeshi Kitano is working on the film "Brother".

. 1983 - "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
. 1985 - "Demon"
. 1989 - "Beware, this man - a madman"
. 1990 - "Boiling Point"
. 1993 - "Sonatina"
. 1994 - "Suitable for any"
. 1995 - Johnny - Mnemonic "
. 1997 - "Fireworks"
. 1998 - "Tokyo Eyes"
. 1999 - "Kikujiro"
. 1999 - "Taboo"

. 1989 - "Violent Cop"
. 1990 - "Boiling Point"
. 1992 - "A Scene at the Sea"
. 1993 - "Sonatina"
. 1994 - "Suitable for any"
. 1996 - "The Return of the guys"
. 1997 - "Fireworks"
. 1999 - "Kikujiro"

. 1990 - "Boiling Point"
. 1992 - "A Scene at the Sea"
. 1993 - "Sonatina"
. 1996 - "The Return of the guys"
. 1997 - "Fireworks"
. 1999 - "Kikujiro"