
Age: 79
male
Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947), also known in Japan as Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi), is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. Kitano rose to prominence in the 1970s as one half of the comedy duo Two Beat, before going solo and becoming one of the three biggest comedians in the country. After several small acting roles, he made his directorial debut with 1989's Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine (1993). He was not widely accepted as an accomplished director in Japan until Hana-bi won the Golden Lion in 1997. In October 2017, Kitano completed his Outrage crime trilogy with the release of Outrage Coda. He is also known internationally for hosting the game show Takeshi's Castle (1986–1990) and starring in the film Battle Royale (2000).

Takeshi Kitano

Captain Yoshiro Yambe
for Captain Yoshiro Yambe in Scylla
Suggested by nikobatman

Nowadays, in the sea south of Japan, a huge fishing vessel intends to defy the bans and make a fortune from whaling. However, just as they were about to make a good take, something else got in the way, something very ancient and very powerful. From the depths of the ocean, Scylla was called by the call of her oldest brother, which brought her back to the human world. Horrified by the pollution of the oceans and the overfishing endangering many animals, Scylla sinks the ships of all those who endanger its environment. Rumors of a sea monster spread and a ship leaves for its supposed territory, a very special hunter with the ambition of neutralizing a mythological beast endangering humanity. But, far from any civilization, it sometimes happens that the worst monster isn't the one we think of at first glance.