Not bad - Akiresu to kame movie (Achilles and the Tortoise).
Movie Is being made - in 2008.
Certificates: Argentina:16, Japan:G
Color Info: Color
Countries: Japan
Genres: Comedy
Languages: Japanese
Locations: Nikkatsu Studios, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Runtimes: 119
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Tech Info: CAM:Arriflex 535B, Zeiss and Angenieux Lenses, LAB:Tokyo Laboratory Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, OFM:35 mm, PCS:Digital Intermediate, PCS:Spherical, PFM:35 mm, RAT:1.85 : 1
Release Dates: Italy:28 August 2008, Canada:5 September 2008, Japan:20 September 2008, Brazil:26 September 2008, Austria:18 October 2008, UK:21 October 2008, USA:3 November 2008, Argentina:7 November 2008, Greece:18 November 2008, Sweden:26 November 2008, Czech Republic:5 December 2008, Indonesia:7 December 2008, Japan:20 February 2009, USA:20 March 2009, Argentina:3 April 2009, Turkey:6 April 2009, Hong Kong:11 April 2009, Russia:23 April 2009, Taiwan:24 July 2009, France:16 September 2009
In movie played:
Masat Ibu (actor)
Height:175 cm
Birth Name:Murota, Satoru
Birth Notes:Tokyo, Japan
Birth Date:28 March 1949
Takeshi Kitano (actor)
Articles:"International Herald Tribune" (USA), 2 September 2005, Iss. 38097, pg. 9, by: Joan Dupont, "Actor, director, character, doppelgnger", "Metro" (Belgium), 6 December 2004, Iss. 905, pg. 14, "Le ralisateur Kitano nomm professeur Tokyo", "The Washington Post" (USA), 20 October 2004, Vol. 127, Iss. 320, pg. C1+C8, by: Anthony Faiola, "Despite His Hit Movie, Takeshi Kitano Goes Against Japan's Grain", "Cinema" (Hungary), March 2001, Iss. 112, pg. 86-88+90, "Takeshi vilga", "Asian Cinema" (USA), Spring/Summer 1999, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, pg. 107-115, by: Aaron Gerow, "A Scene at the Threshold: Liminality in the Films of Kitano Takeshi", "Premiere" (USA), April 1998, Vol. II, Iss. 8, pg. 59, by: Glenn Kenny, "Beat Poetry", "The New Yorker" (USA), 30 March 1998, pg. 124-25, by: Anthony Lane, "Love and death. Welcome to the cool world of Takeshi Kitano", "Dirio de Notcias" (Portugal), 2 January 1998, pg. 20, by: Nuno Henrique Luz, "magasin defekt" (Sweden), 1996, Iss. 2, pg. 22-24, by: Mns F.G. Thunberg, "Beat!"
Pictorials:"GQ" (Japan), February 2009, Iss. 69, pg. 103, 105, "Men Of The Year"
Trademarks:Short quick bursts of violence, Always a scene by the sea., His cool poker face., Long still shots of characters, usually to introduce them., Frequently casts or works alongside his best friend, 'Susumu Terajima' (qv)., Frequently works alongside producer 'Masayuki Mori (II)' (qv)., Serves as actor, writer, director and editor for his films., Long still shots of characters, walking out of frames., Goes under the stage name of Beat Takeshi., Frequently casts 'Ren Osugi' (qv)., Always credited as Takeshi Kitano in the writing, directing and editing categories., Often show beautiful tattoos on his characters' backs to represent yakuza status., Often appears on Japanese variety shows.
Nick Names:Take-chan
Interviews:"Theama" (Greece), 2006, Iss. 26, pg. 10,11, by: Alexandros Romanos Lizardos, "O allos eaftos mou einai aftoptis martiras tis doulias mou", "The Big Issue" (UK), 15 March 2004, Iss. 582, pg. 14-16, by: Phil Hoad, "Beat Goes On", "Le Vif - L'Express" (Belgium), 6 June 2003, Vol. 21, Iss. 23, pg. 84-85, by: Louis Danvers, "D'amour et de souffrance", "Cineaste" (USA), 2001, Vol. XXVI, Iss. 3, pg. 32-33, by: Rahul Hamid, "'Beat' Comes to America: An Interview with Takeshi Kitano", "NME" (UK), 1 August 1998, pg. 14, by: Tommy Udo, "Neat 'Beat' Manifesto"
Biographical Movies:_"Cinma, de notre temps" (1988) {Takeshi Kitano, l'imprvisible}_ (qv)
Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an assemble, but be thrown out of academy all for rebellion behavior. He well-read the entertaining tenderloin, singing and dance from famed wit Senzabur Fukami. Working inside group of a angle stirring boy higher than a nightclub next to such features as clown sketch and striptease dancing, Kitano saw his casual when a comedian quickly fell not at your best, and he go on segment in the man's place. With a buddy he formed the comic double act "The Two Beat" (his artist's moniker, "Beat Takeshi", come from this period), which become highly common on Japanese television. Kitano before long embark on an acting art, and when the meter of _Sono otoko, kyb ni tsuki (1990)_ (aka "Violent Cop") fell ill, he take completed that manoeuvre above and over and done. Immediately subsequently motion design was curtains he set out to create a second gangster big blind, _3-4 x jgatsu (1990)_ (qv). Just after finishing _Minn-yatteruka! (1995)_ (qv), Kitano was sundry up in a sober motorcycle destiny that almost kill him. It changed his bearing of existence, and he became an commanding painter. This adjustment can be see in his after that films, which be characterized via his giving more flow to the aesthetics of the film, such as in _Hana-bi (1997)_ (qv) and _Kikujir no natsu (1999)_ (qv)., Takeshi Kitano was born in Tokyo in 1947 and entered show business in 1972 as "Beat" Takeshi, the stage name he continues to use today as a performer. As part of the comic duo Two Beats, Kitano was one of the leading figures in the manzai (stand-up comedy) boom in the late 1970s. With his distinctive art of speech and his idiosyncratic perspective, Kitano became one of the most popular entertainers in the country during the 1980s. Since his 1989 directorial debut, Kitano has written, directed, edited or starred in almost a film per year without losing the momentum of his originality and heightened artistic sensibility. The extraordinary success of 1997's _Hana-bi (1997)_ (qv) confirmed Kitano's place as a leading figure of international cinema. Among its numerous awards, "Hana-bi" won Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and was named Best Non-European Film by the European Film Academy. "Hana-bi" was cited on numerous "Best Films of the Year" lists, often in the #1 position. In 2000 Kitano made _Brother (2000)_ (qv), his first film shot outside of Japan. "Brother", like other Kitano-directed films such as his debut _Sono otoko, kyb ni tsuki (1990)_ (US title: "Violent Cop"), _3-4 x jgatsu (1990)_ (qv) (US title: "Boiling Point") and _Sonatine (1993)_ (qv), centered around yakuza (gangster) characters. The filmmaker contrasted the violence and action of those films with comedy or tenderness in films like _Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi (1991)_ (qv) (US title: "A Scene at the Sea"), _Minn-yatteruka! (1995)_ (qv) (US title: "Getting Any?"), _Kizzu ritn (1996)_ (qv) (US title: "Kids Return") and _Kikujir no natsu (1999)_ (qv). For the first time in six years, Kitano remained strictly behind the camera on _Dolls (2002)_ (qv), his tenth film as a writer-director. As an actor Kitano has also appeared in films that he has not directed himself. He won international attention for his role in 'Nagisa Oshima' (qv)'s _Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)_ (qv). He collaborated again with Oshima in 1999's samurai epic _Gohatto (1999)_ (qv) (US title: "Taboo"). He appeared in 'Kinji Fukasaku' (qv)'s controversial box-office smash _Batoru rowaiaru (2000)_ (qv) (US title: "Battle Royale"). His credits in films directed by non-Japanese filmmakers include include 'Robert Longo (I)' (qv)'s _Johnny Mnemonic (1995)_ (qv) and 'Jean-Pierre Limosin' (qv)'s _Tokyo Eyes (1998)_ (qv). After an incredibly prolific and diverse 25-year career, Kitano continues to be one of the foremost personalities in Japan. He participates in five TV programs weekly, as well as several TV films and specials per year. He has written a number of novels and collections of short stories, essays and poetry. Also an accomplished cartoonist and painter, Kitano's artwork can be seen in "Hana-bi" and "Kikujiro".
Height:165 cm
Quotes:"One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.", I wanted to make a movie that can't be pigeonholed. I want audiences to come out of this film not knowing what to say or what to think. [on making _Takeshis' (2005)_ (qv)], The film is ambiguous, an ambiguity that reflects on Japan today, and a world in which nothing is clear. Once I made the film [_Takeshis' (2005)_ (qv)], I realized it was about this feeling of vague disquiet in Japan and in the rest of the world, a feeling that is gaining on us, getting less vague., I don't like the way Tarantino treats violence. _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) doesn't show realistic violence, but to show violence realistically, you need stamina. It's not easy., We've all had those nightmares. But individuals don't make war. Society makes war., My characters are oppressed, under pressure and irritated. And this impression probably affects the public, who walk out wondering, what next? Where do we go from here?, "It took me ten years of playing serial killers and rapists to be perceived as a serious actor amongst the Japanese public.", "When learning to play the piano, one studies various types of pieces. When one acquires the basic knowledge of these pieces, one has reached sonatine. It's not really control, but it marks the end of first stage of training.", "...[Violent Cop] was shot a long time ago, when I didn't knew how to make a film. At least now, I am beginning to grasp what filmmaking is all about, gradually, so I watched it again the other day on video, so that I could comment on it during the interview, as I had forgotten almost everything about it. Frankly, I couldn't bear to watch it. It's like being forced to watch yourself when you were a kid. I felt so embarrassed.", "Comedians are supposed to make people laugh by doing things they're not allowed to do. Once they start taking about family values and humanity, they're not comedians anymore.", "It is OK to be laughed at on stage or on TV, doing your act, but I didn't liked to be laughed at in public. I didn't wanted to be told, I was a funny guy in my private life.", "When I write a script, I have the entire film in my head, so when we start shooting, I just do it. Im more interested in the editing process, so I tend to shoot in a hurry. Maybe you don't always have enough footage, but how you play around with it, is what is interesting.", "I wanted to make fun of my own jokes, and send them up. So I made up new routines which were more outrageous than the silliest ones I usually invent. I wanted to make myself ludicrous to the point where viewers would say, 'This guy's had it'. I enjoyed my self-mockery so much I totally lost myself in it.", "I think my accident may have been a blessing in disguise. It put me in a totally different frame of mind. It made me feel good about doing comedy again. I'm very happy with the way things are going now."
Birth Notes:Tokyo, Japan
Books:Aaron Gerow. _Kitano Takeshi._ London: British Film Institute, 2007. ISBN 9781844571659
Magazine Covers:"Filmmaker" (USA), Spring 1998, "Film Comment" (USA), March 1998, Vol. 34, Iss. 2
Other Works:He be the namesake and host of Takeshi's Castle, a mad 80s Japanese troop game appearance by the tenderloin of which contestant be devastatingly eliminate through not to a certain extent practicable stunts and measures, greatest taking configuration above pool of mire. It provide the archive cd that get English voiceovers contained by favour of the MXC TV succession., He also writes articles for a Japanese monthly.
Directed a music video for his daughter, Shoko Kitano., Had a motorbike accident ending up in hospital for a month., Due to heavy damage suffered in a motorbike incident, he was subjected of an aestetic surgical action involving his entire face., Has written over fifty books, including volumes of film criticism and novels., Often appears on Japanese variety shows., Often show beautiful tattoos on his characters' backs to represent yakuza status., His Father's name was Kikujiro. Kitano admitted that his father spoke to him three times in his life. In 1979, Kitano's father passed away. In an rare interview, Kitano said that the last words of his father had been, "I'm sorry."., 'William Friedkin (I)' (qv)'s _To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)_ (qv) and 'Sam Peckinpah' (qv)'s _Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)_ (qv) are two of his favorite films., Before becoming a film-maker, he was once a boxer and a tap dancer., Speaks excellent English, but still prefers to give interviews through interpreters., He is an accomplished tap dancer.
Birth Date:18 January 1947
Taigi Kobayashi (actor)
Height:179 cm
Birth Notes:Hyogo, Japan
Birth Date:7 September 1964
Akira Nakao (actor)
Birth Notes:Chiba, Japan
Actor/Painter
Spouse:'Shino Ikenami' (qv) (? - present)
Birth Date:11 August 1942
Nao Omori (actor)
Height:178 cm
Birth Notes:Tokyo, Japan
Son of Japanese acting legend 'Akaji Maro' (qv).
Birth Date:19 February 1972
Ren Osugi (actor)
Birth Name:sugi, Takashi
Birth Notes:Tokushima, Japan
Trademarks:Frequently cast or works alongside actor/writer/director/editor 'Takeshi Kitano' (qv).
Birth Date:27 September 1951
Susumu Terajima (actor)
Height:165 cm
Birth Notes:Tokyo, Japan
Susumu Terajima be a illustrious Japanese lead singer who, via arrangement of of February 2007, be full of appear in 78 films, 15 small screen commercial, and three promotional video. He is cut of Office Kitano, the harvest business of actor/director/comedian 'Takeshi Kitano' (qv). Terajima be born in Tokyo, Japan, where on earth he stagnant reside. He made his acting debut in 1986's A-Homance, and has be steadily further his export ever since. Terajima is a group caste in opinionated role, but has play the head role in three films to date (Okaeri, Hole in the Sky, and The Blessing Bell). Terajima is longest fixed in favour of his portrayal of Yakuza facts, culmination eminently in the films of assistant and dear partner Kitano.
Trademarks:Frequently cast or works alongside actor/writer/director/editor 'Takeshi Kitano' (qv).
Birth Date:12 November 1963
Yrei Yanagi (actor)
Height:170 cm
Birth Name:Ono, Masahiko
Birth Notes:Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Spouse:'Atsuko Kawada' (1999 - present)
Birth Date:8 April 1963
Reik Yoshioka (actor)
Kumiko Aso (actress)
Aya Enjji (actress)
Kanako Higuchi (actress)
Eri Tokunaga (actress)
Mariko Tsutsui (actress)
Masayuki Mori (producer)
Takio Yoshida (producer)
Takeshi Kitano (writer)
Katsumi Yanagijima (cinematographer)
Yuki Kajiura (composer)
Takeshi Kitano (director)
Norihiro Isoda (production designer)
