Director Spotlight
Season 12

TAKESHI KITANO

Takeshi Kitano arrived in cinema almost by accident — a comedian and television personality who stepped behind the camera for the first time in 1989 and immediately demonstrated a visual intelligence ...

1989 – Present
2 films
Japanese
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1989
Violent Cop
1989 · 103 min · Crime · Drama

Kitano's directorial debut reveals visual intelligence from the very first frame — great camera work, considered perspectives, and a rhythm that mirrors the true pace of police work. Exactly not like Hollywood has been picturing it.

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10 / 15
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2002
Dolls
2002 · 114 min · Drama · Romance

A purely artistic film built on the frames and symbolism of traditional Japanese puppet theatre. It is not a film that meets you halfway. Whether that is a flaw or the point is a question still unanswered.

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5 / 15
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