Takeshi Kitano
Actor · 96 credits · 53 in highly-rated films
Best known for Battle Royale (2000)
Frequent collaborators: Susumu Terajima, Tadanobu Asano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda
Best Takeshi Kitano movies by genre
Movies (71 total, ranked by score)
1Battle Royale
2000 · ★ 7.3 (3,918 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Action
2Kikujiro
1999 · ★ 7.5 (613 votes)
Comedy, Drama
3Fireworks
1997 · ★ 7.7 (797 votes)
Crime, Drama
4Sonatine
1993 · ★ 7.5 (699 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
5Zatoichi
2003 · ★ 7.2 (988 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Action
6Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · ★ 7.3 (541 votes)
Drama, History, War
7Ghost in the Shell
2017 · ★ 6.1 (8,700 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama, Action
8Brother
2000 · ★ 7.1 (537 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
9Violent Cop
1989 · ★ 7.2 (418 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Action
10Outrage
2010 · ★ 6.9 (462 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
11Beyond Outrage
2012 · ★ 7.0 (283 votes)
Action, Crime
12Aka Medaka
2015 · ★ 7.8 (12 votes)
TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
13Achilles and the Tortoise
2008 · ★ 7.0 (109 votes)
Comedy, Drama
14Taboo
1999 · ★ 6.6 (128 votes)
Drama, History, Thriller
15Boiling Point
1990 · ★ 6.9 (223 votes)
Crime, Comedy, Drama
16Outrage Coda
2017 · ★ 6.8 (187 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
17Gonin
1995 · ★ 6.6 (64 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
18Morning
2014 · ★ 8.0 (18 votes)
Drama
19Dearest
2012 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)
Drama
20Johnny Mnemonic
1995 · ★ 5.8 (1,566 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
21Summer Secrets
1982 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Drama
22Kubi
2023 · ★ 6.9 (42 votes)
History, Action, Drama
23Broken Rage
2024 · ★ 6.7 (94 votes)
Crime, Drama, Comedy
24Why Are We Creative?
2018 · ★ 7.6 (18 votes)
Documentary
25Mozu The Movie
2015 · ★ 6.9 (15 votes)
Thriller, Crime
26Takeshis'
2005 · ★ 6.1 (89 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
27Citizen Kitano
2020 · ★ 7.5 (13 votes)
Documentary
28Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007 · ★ 6.3 (60 votes)
Drama, Comedy
29Izo
2004 · ★ 6.1 (102 votes)
Action, Drama, Fantasy
30Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso
2002 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.