Nickname:	Takeshi Kitano / Beat Takeshi / 'Beat' Takeshi / Take-chan
Known for:	The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Hana-bi, Brother
Birthday:	18 January 1947, Tokyo, Japan
Height:	5' 5" (1.65 m)

He is always credited as "Beat Takeshi" as an actor, and always credited as "Kitano Takeshi" as a director. Frequently casts Ren Osugi and Susumu Terajima. Directed 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. Takeshi Kitano admitted that his father spoke to him three times only William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A. and Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 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.

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