Film
Takeshi Kitano
Photographed by Jeremy Jakubowicz
Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese director, actor and comedian, also known as Beat Takeshi. He won the Golden Lion in Venice for Hana-bi and directed Sonatine, Kikujiro, in competition at Cannes in 1999, and Zatoichi. Before turning to film, he became famous in Japan as a comedian and television presenter.
Career highlights
- Sonatine
- Hana-bi, Golden Lion in Venice
- Kikujiro, in competition at Cannes in 1999
- Zatoichi
- Kubi, Cannes Première 2023
Takeshi Kitano at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, Kubi
23 May 2023 · Cannes · 76th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Première
On 23 May 2023, Takeshi Kitano presented Kubi in Cannes, a samurai epic that he wrote, directed and stars in, selected for the Cannes Première section. In the early evening, Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed him in a tuxedo, in black and white.
The same day, he also photographed Troye Sivan and Lori Harvey.
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