Acting · Directing · Writing · age 79

Takeshi Kitano

Best rated: Fireworks (7.7)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Takeshi Kitano, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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198324 films2024

Current formLast 5: 6.36 vs career 6.81 (−0.45)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.81

21 rated films

Vote weighted

6.82

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±0.55

rating spread

Career

42y

1983 to 2024

Total votes

591K

across every film

Best

7.7

Fireworks

Worst

5.6

Johnny Mnemonic

Newest first

Acting filmography

2024	Broken Rage	Nezumi	6.0	2,216
2023	Kubi	Hideyoshi Hashiba	6.4	1,628
2017	Ghost in the Shell	Aramaki	6.3	242K
2017	Outrage Coda	Otomo	6.4	3,995
2016	While the Women Are Sleeping	Sahara	·	516
2015	Mozu the Movie	Daruma	·	285
2012	Beyond Outrage	Otomo	6.7	7,866
2010	Outrage	Ôtomo	6.8	15,793
2008	Achilles and the Tortoise	Machisu Kuramochi	7.3	4,053
2007	Glory to the Filmmaker!	·	6.3	2,348
2005	Takeshis'	Beat Takeshi	6.3	4,257
2004	Blood and Bones	Joon-pyong Kim	7.0	2,249
2003	The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi	Zatôichi	7.4	53,556
2000	Brother	Aniki Yamamoto	7.1	26,150
1999	Kikujiro	Kikujiro	7.7	23,912
1999	Taboo	Captain Toshizo Hijikata	6.8	8,516
1997	Fireworks	Yoshitaka Nishi	7.7	36,033
1995	The Five	Ichiro Kyoya	6.7	2,919
1995	Johnny Mnemonic	Takahashi	5.6	82,385
1993	Sonatine	Aniki Murakawa	7.4	24,439

Better together?

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

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