Takeshi Kitano Movie Trailers
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Ghost in the Shell Trailer (2017)
29 March 2017
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Battle Royale Trailer (2000)
16 December 2000
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Asakusa Kid Trailer (2002)
26 April 2002
After dropping out of college, "Takeshi" jumps into the Asakusa France Theater and begins his training as a comedian.
Johnny Mnemonic Trailer (1995)
26 May 1995
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks.
Aka Medaka Trailer (2015)
28 December 2015
One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular rakugoka, or comic storyteller, Danshun.
Jesus' Ark Trailer (1985)
09 December 1985
One-episode drama starring Beat Takeshi depicting the turbulent life of the protagonist Takeyoshi Sengoku, based on the "Jesus' Ark Incident".
Kikujiro Trailer (1999)
05 June 1999
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met.
The 8th Floor Trailer (2014)
10 May 2014
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.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Trailer (1983)
28 May 1983
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi.
The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II Trailer (2003)
10 July 2003
Prolific director Kinji Fukasaku died suddenly during the production of Battle Royale 2. His son and screenwriter Kenta took over as director and completed the film.
Fireworks Trailer (1997)
30 October 1997
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong.
Zatoichi Trailer (2003)
06 September 2003
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games.
Trespassing Bergman Trailer (2013)
28 August 2013
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there.
Summer Secrets Trailer (1982)
18 September 1982
Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
Sonatine Trailer (1993)
10 September 1993
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans.
Outrage Coda Trailer (2017)
07 October 2017
Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr.
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor Trailer (1983)
02 July 1983
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations.
Dolls Trailer (2002)
12 October 2002
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters.
Dioxin from Fish! Trailer (1992)
22 February 1992
A black comedy about a former Rock'n'Roll singer, who becomes the mayor of Tokyo.
Battle Royale II: Requiem Trailer (2003)
05 July 2003
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government.
Kim's War Trailer (1991)
05 April 1991
After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest hostages.
Outrage Trailer (2010)
12 June 2010
When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.
Brother Trailer (2000)
13 December 2000
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
A Scene at the Sea Trailer (1991)
19 October 1991
A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion.
Violent Cop Trailer (1989)
12 August 1989
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.
A Special Day Trailer (2012)
16 May 2012
At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.
Taboo Trailer (1999)
18 December 1999
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting.
Kids Return Trailer (1996)
27 July 1996
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang.
The Dump Truck Rascal Trailer (1981)
29 April 1981
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.
Asakusa Kid Trailer (2021)
09 December 2021
Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa.
Beyond Outrage Trailer (2012)
03 September 2012
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.
Plankton Salesmen Trailer (2017)
29 October 2017
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.
Boiling Point Trailer (1990)
15 September 1990
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself.
While the Women Are Sleeping Trailer (2016)
27 February 2016
Kenji and Aya spend their summer days in a Hotel. While she is doing her own thing, he tries to work on his novel.
The Boss' Wife Trailer (1988)
19 November 1988
The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband.
Getting Any? Trailer (1995)
11 February 1995
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.
Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso Trailer (2002)
27 August 2002
At the end of World War II, a secret human experiment was being conducted in Manchuria, which was in the sphere of influence of the Japanese military.
Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE Trailer (2001)
13 January 2001
The late Kinji Fukasaku directed "Battle Royale" - his 60th movie - at the age of 70. This film follows the shooting of the film.
Takeshis' Trailer (2005)
02 September 2005
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break.
Gonin Trailer (1995)
23 September 1995
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.
Blood and Bones Trailer (2004)
06 November 2004
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
To Each His Own Cinema Trailer (2007)
31 October 2007
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
A Living Promise Trailer (2016)
09 January 2016
Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company.
Dearest Trailer (2012)
25 August 2012
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen Trailer (2015)
25 April 2015
Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud.
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel Trailer (2014)
19 January 2014
In 1959, a body of a flight attendant of an international airline is found, strangled. Detective Rokuro Fujisawa takes charge of the investigation with a young detective Ichimura and his investigations lead him to Father Tolbeck as a suspect.
Go, Go Second Time Virgin Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin is the story of two damned and abused teenagers who meet and fall in mutant love on a Tokyo rooftop.
Achilles and the Tortoise Trailer (2008)
20 September 2008
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful.
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto Trailer (1985)
09 April 1985
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".
Glory to the Filmmaker! Trailer (2007)
02 June 2007
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
Tokyo Eyes Trailer (1998)
09 September 1998
The police are tracking a man who shoots at people. But the young sister of a detective finds that he's not the mad vigilante portrayed in newspapers.
Izo Trailer (2004)
07 September 2004
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified.
Broken Rage Trailer (2024)
06 September 2024
A seemingly unremarkable man called “Mouse” is caught by the police. In exchange for his freedom, he goes undercover, infiltrates a drug ring, and arranges a fake deal, but an unexpected turn of events occurs.
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Trailer (2004)
22 February 2004
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.
Making of 'Battle Royale' Trailer (2000)
01 December 2000
An abundance of footage from the shooting of Battle Royale and cast and crew discussions.
Mozu The Movie Trailer (2015)
07 November 2015
Lone wolf detective with an enormous personal grievance seeks to connect the mysterious death of his daughter to an urban legend of a villain who terrorizes Japan by insinuating himself into people's dreams and the collective psyche of the Japanese people.
Kikoku Trailer (2010)
12 August 2010
An unscheduled late night train arrives at Tokyo station on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
Manon Trailer (1981)
26 September 1981
A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.