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In "Sonatine," the filmmaker and star (under his acting name Beat Takeshi), plays a middle-aged yakuza gangster named Murakama who is considering retirement. Reluctantly, he accepts an assignment from his mobster boss to go to Okinawa to settle a dispute between two rival factions. With his lieutenant, Takahashi (Kenichi Yajima), he enlists a.


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1 Video 77 Photos Action Comedy Crime Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach. Director Takeshi Kitano Writer Takeshi Kitano Stars Takeshi Kitano Aya Kokumai Tetsu Watanabe See production info at IMDbPro RENT/BUY search Amazon Add to Watchlist


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Violent Cop (1989 film) Violent Cop (その男、凶暴につき, Sono Otoko Kyōbō Ni Tsuki, lit. 'Warning: This Man is Wild' [1]) is a 1989 Japanese neo-noir action thriller film directed by Takeshi Kitano, written by Kitano and Hisashi Nozawa, and starring Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Hakuryu, Ken Yoshizawa, and Ittoku Kishibe. [2]


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Sonatine ( Japanese: ソナチネ, Hepburn: Sonachine) is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film. It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base. Plot


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Autoreiji) is a 2010 Japanese yakuza film directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It is to be followed by a 2012 sequel, Outrage Beyond . The following weapons were used in the film Outrage: Contents 1 Pistols 1.1 Colt M1911A1 1.2 Berreta 92FS Inox 1.3 Beretta 92FS


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Takeshi Kitano Collection - BFI. 4.5 Overall: Reader Rating: (1 Vote) Drama Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano thriller. David Brook reviews this collection of some of Takeshi Kitano's early films; Violent Cop, Boiling Point & Sonatine. The Blu-ray set is being released by the BFI.


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Known by the nickname 'Beat Takeshi' in his home country, Takeshi Kitano, born in Tokyo on 18 January 1947, has been an omnipresent figure in Japan since the early 1970s. Initially known for being part of a comedy duo, the 'Two Beats' (Beat Takeshi and Beat Kiyoshi), he went on to become a famous television presenter of almost a dozen.


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Kitano Takeshi, Japan's premier talento (i.e., actor, director, poet, painter, et al), has learned the hard way that this is as true for filmmakers as for gangsters. So it was perhaps inevitable that he should have turned to playing a gangster - a yakuza - in his fourth film.


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Art Interview Takeshi Kitano: one original gangster Steve Rose Best known for his violent arthouse films, Takeshi Kitano is also an accomplished comic, prankster and painter. It's all fuel.


The Irreverent Gangster Takeshi Kitano's Subversive Cinema on Notebook MUBI

Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Takeshi Kitano Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc Sort by: View: 1 to 50 of 317 titles | Next » 1. Ghost in the Shell (2017) PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama 6.3 Rate this 52 Metascore


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Takeshi Kitano [note 1] (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947), also known as Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi) in Japan, is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host.


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The greatest example, though, of Kitano's signature elliptic performances comes from one of the most famous scenes of Sonatine; yielding a gun, the hero of the film commits suicide grinning in a stoic and fearless manner. Takeshi's acting is undoubtedly a huge part of his films, his soul on the move. 3. Minimalism


Autoreiji (Outrage). Una trilogía yakuza firmada por Takeshi Kitano Aki Monogatari

Takeshi Kitano occupies a curious space within the landscape of Japanese cinema, garnering a reputation as a famous comedian but leading a dual life as an uncompromising auteur.. (Murakawa pulls out a gun then too). From assault rifles to grenades, Sonatine features it all but conducts such violent acts within a void where they are reduced.


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Fireworks (1997) 103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance 7.7 Rate 83 Metascore Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions. Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima Votes: 32,626 | Gross: $0.23M


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Takeshi Kitano is one of Japan's most celebrated award winning film-makers. Across Europe his work is highly regarded, with his highlight being the recipient of the Golden Lion award for Hana-Bi at the Venice International Film Festival.