The poster is designed by acclaimed comic book artist Benjamin Marra. Today, New York independent distributor Film Movement Classics unveils the brand-new poster for Takeshi Kitano‘s 1990 film ...
Metrograph NYC’s Takeshi “Beat” Kitano retrospective began last week, runs until the 25th, and covers all the essential bases in his filmography. If you’re a veteran fan of Kitano’s work, take the ...
The ceremony will take place in Paris next Tuesday. Takeshi Kitano has taken home laurels from film festivals the world over. As of next week, he can lay claim to an even higher honor: France’s Legion ...
When one character takes a baseball bat to another’s head in one of his movies, among countless other examples, I have to remind myself that Takeshi Kitano started out as a comedian, one of Japan’s ...
It happens every time Takeshi Kitano plays a scowling, gun-toting man who risks his life for justice and honor: Film critics in the United States and Europe compare him to Clint Eastwood. The ...
Just before the final shootout in Brother, the yakuza played by Takeshi “Beat” Kitano walks into a diner out in the California desert. The old man behind the counter takes a long look at him and says, ...