#BEAT TAKESHI

[theactioneer]

Takeshi Kitano, Battle Royale (2000)

[bimbomoviebash]

Takeshis’, 2005

[sonimage1965]

Takeshi Kitano

in JM (Johnny Mnemonic)

1995

[kinasin]

ソナチネ /Sonatine

[grindhousecellar]

[nine-frames]

Hana-bi (Fireworks), 1997.

Dir. & Writ. Takeshi Kitano | DOP Hideo Yamamoto

[catvcr]

Beat Takeshi on the cover of Takarajima (宝島) April 1984

[annoyingthemesong]

SUBLIME CINEMA #653 - HANA-BI

Humanist take on a gangster picture that nabbed Beat Takeshi a Golden Lion in Venice and finally garnered him respect as an artist behind the camera as well as in front of it. 

[inganikki]

Ever since I watched Kubi I've been watching more movies starring Takeshi and thinking about his oeuvre... Kubi, Gohatto, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Gonin... All movies about men and masculinity and homoeroticism and gay sex and violence. Like had anyone written anything about this. I'm sure someone has. I've never thought very seriously about Takeshi before but I'm now a bit fascinated.

[morganhopesmith1996]

I am getting this dvd from Amazon so now I will have 2 of my favorite films on dvd!

[trulyunpleasant]

Takeshi Kitano, circa 1997

Watercolor and pen

[maggiecheungs]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) dir. Nagisa Ōshima

[bimbomoviebash]

Hana-bi / Fireworks, 1997

[sonimage1965]

[kinasin]

Outrage Coda

[grindhousecellar]