biography
pronunciation:
[kitahnoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1947– )
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| biography:
| Actor, comedian, director, and writer, born in Tokyo, Japan. After completing his studies at Meiji University in 1965, he had various jobs which included working as a janitor and as an elevator boy in a strip club. In 1972, while at the club, he met Kiyoshi Kaneko, and together they formed a comedy duo called The Two Beats. The Two Beats quickly became the alternative comedians of their day, with their irreverent and risqué routines. In the early 1980s the duo split up, and Kitano made his film debut in Danpu Wataridori (1981). He first received international attention for his role in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983). Later films include Johnny Mnemonic (1995) and Gonin (1995). He made his directorial debut in 1989 with the thriller Violent Cop. Later films as a director include Boiling Point (1990), A Scene at the Sea (1991), Sonatine (1993), Hani Bi (1997), and Kikujiro no-Natsu (1999, Kikujiro's Summer). He appears regularly on Japanese television, and is a prolific writer of both books and magazine columns. |
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