Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitanois a Japanese comedian, television personality, director, actor, author, and screenwriter. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, abroad he is known exclusively for his filmwork. With the exception of his works as a film director, he is known almost exclusively by the stage name Beat Takeshi...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth18 January 1947
CountryJapan
challenge cinema classical great
After all, cinema has been around for more than a century. There are many great masters. I feel like doing a very classical movie now, to challenge the giants.
pain real games
I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.
careers film repetition
My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another!
fake-people hate character
One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.
festivals lucky film
I don't really expect much from my life. So when I heard my films are premiering in film festival circuits I was glad of course but I thought it was lucky accident.
artist ideas people
When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.
violence humour unpredictable
Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.
perseverance thinking way
I always come to conclusions very fast. Well, that is one way of thinking, and the other way would be that I lack the necessary perseverance to stick to one thing that really fits me. I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing.
moving believe character
I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they are for viewers. . . . Film to me, in its essence, in its ultimate nature, is silent. Music and dialogue are there to fill what is lacking in the image. But you should be able to tell the story with moving pictures alone. For my next project, though, I'd like to make the kind of film where the characters blabber all the time.
blows fighter good receiving
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.