Takeshi Kitano, also known as Beat Takeshi in Japan, was born on 18 January 1947 and is a Japanese comedian, actor and filmmaker. He is known primarily as a comedian and television host in Japan but is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor. As a student at Meiji University he became a comedian at the strip theatre France-za in Asakusa, Tokyo, and in 1973 formed the comedy duo Two Beat. Hana-bi is listed here as a work credited to him.
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He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his film Hana-bi (1997), becoming the third Japanese director to receive this honor after Akira Kurosawa and Hiroshi Inagaki.
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