Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano is a 79-year-old Japanese director, actor and comedian, best known for his role in Sonatine.
Quick Facts
- Name: Takeshi Kitano
- Full name: Kitano Takeshi
- Occupation: director, actor, comedian
- Age: 79
- Born: January, 18 1947 in Tokyo
- Citizenship: Japan
Selected Filmography
As director :
- 1993: Sonatine
As actor :
- 1993: Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano)
The latest news
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Takeshi Kitano, 79, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Director Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its April 2026 issue out this week. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot!Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Sad news for Kitano fans as speculation had been rife that the Japanese director is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 79, with immediate effect.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Takeshi Kitano’s adored labrador retriever "Spinee" has undergone a risky surgery on Wednesday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The 79-year-old director has received waves and waves and support for Spinee, as he offered his Twitter followers an update on pooch’s status regularly.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | It's been a rough year for the director, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 79-year-old Takeshi Kitano has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2026.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | According to a well-informed source, Takeshi Kitano is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2026. But while the director's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Takeshi Kitano was reported as dead earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the March 2026 news has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Speculation is rampant that Takeshi Kitano is expecting a baby after long-time partner was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Thursday evening, during romantic dinner date. Is the 79-year-old director about to be a dad to a little boy or girl?Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | The 79-year-old director is said to have been secretly practising ‘Gangnam Style’ steps, after singer PSY has invited him to join in the famous dance earlier this year.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Reports from the Daily News yesterday (March 19, 2026), suggest the 79-year-old director has secretly got hitched to hist long-term relationship. Sorry ladies, Takeshi Kitano seems to be off the market.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | On Wednesday morning the Sun-Times reported the 79-year-old director Takeshi Kitano and his girlfriend, to be shopping for engagement rings. Naturally, the article sent the Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Is Kitano, 79, set to be the next James Bond? Rumors that the producers are looking for someone slightly different to play James Bond emerged in February 2026. One of the names who keeps cropping up is Takeshi Kitano.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Thursday, March 19), ‘Sonatine’ is now considered to be the Greatest Film in the History of Cinema.Read It »
- Takeshi KitanoAMP™, | Earlier this week news reports surfaced that Takeshi Kitano, 79, and his partner had split up. Is the Japanese director really single again?Read It »