The best Takeshi Kitano’s documentary movies

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

18/01/1947 (77 años)
We present our ranking of the best Takeshi Kitano’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Takeshi Kitano.

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 28/08/2013
  • Character: Himself
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, eighty nautical miles off the east coast of Sweden. He left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, have traveled to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (An edited version of the Swedish mini-series “Bergmans video,” 2012.)

Citizen Kitano

Citizen Kitano
6.4/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 16/10/2020
  • Character: Self
He has a unique, impenetrable face. He's also an artist of many different facets. Takeshi Kitano embodies the new Japanese cinema, the archetype of the merciless Yakuza, but he is also a subversive visual artist, an unbridled TV comedian, an instigator of the conservative Japanese society... After dissecting artists like Guy Maddin, Yves Montmayeur creates this portrait of one of the most important auteurs in contemporary filmmaking.

The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor
On the 8th floor of the Fondation Cartier in Paris, Raymond Depardon's film features a minute of silence with eight artists and scientists: David Lynch, Patti Smith, William Eggleston, Takeshi Kitano, Ron Mueck, Jean Michel Alberola, Agnès Varda and Misha Gromov.

A Special Day

A Special Day
6.3/10
a film that premiered at the cannes film festival

Arakimentari

Arakimentari
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/01/2004
  • Character: Himself
A look at the life and work of Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and his impact on Japanese culture.

Miwa: Looking for Black Lizard

Miwa: Looking for Black Lizard
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 07/07/2010
  • Character: Himself
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion statement, fusing the masculine and the feminine into a signal of a new generation of aesthetics. This evolved into performing as a woman and living off-stage as a man. With glitter, wit, evening gowns, and enchanting storytelling, Miwa looks back over a 50-year career and a fascinating life in music, film and television.

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/02/2004
  • Character: Himself
Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his main films, apart from the opinions about him by other filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano or Kinji Fukasaku.

The Golden Cups: One More Time

The Golden Cups: One More Time
A music documentary that traced the trajectory of the authentic real power band "The Golden Cups" born from Yokohama / Honmoku where the US military base exists in 1966. The testimonies of the members who look back at that time and the interviews of people who respect them such as Takeshi Kitano, Kiyoshiro Imokano, Yukiyama Sword, and live images at Honmoku where original members resurrected after 31 years since dissolution. Moreover, it is spelled with valuable materials such as a photograph in which the appearance of the "Honmoku Golden Cup" store miraculously was recorded, and a performance scene of regular TV program R & B heaven since 1968.

Shoko Asahara with Takeshi

Shoko Asahara with Takeshi
Sect leader of Aum Shinrikyo, known as Shoko Asahara, and Takeshi Kitano meet in an interview.

Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto

Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto
7.6/10
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

In Between Mountains And Oceans

In Between Mountains And Oceans
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 11/04/2014
  • Character: Himself
Finding their place between the forest and the sea, the Japanese have always felt awe and gratitude toward Nature. Since ancient times, they have negotiated their own unique relationship with their natural surroundings. Acclaimed photographer Masa-aki Miyazawa discovered the essence of that ancient way of living in Ise Jingu, Japan’s holiest Shinto shrine. Inspired by the idea of sending a message to the future in the same way this ancient shrine keeps alive the traditions of the past, Miyazawa used an ultra-high resolution 4K camera to create a breathtaking visual journey linking the Ise forest with other forests throughout Japan.

Making-of Kids Return

Making-of Kids Return
Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

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