I've seen all of the films he directed. I'm curious which of his acting roles are most notable? I'm afraid to watch Johnny Mnemonic. I just heard about Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and I'm curious about it.

My partner is a huge Takeshi Kitano fan, I was wondering if anyone knows of any places in Tokyo where they may celebrate his work (cinemas, film museums etc) just hoping to be able to find some souvenirs or experiences based on his work. Thanks!

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/broken-rage-review-takeshi-kitano-1235044590/

https://screenrant.com/broken-rage-movie-review/

https://thefilmstage.com/venice-review-broken-rage-is-a-hilarious-rollicking-self-portrait-of-takeshi-kitano/

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3277463/venice-2024-broken-rage-movie-review-takeshi-kitanos-deliciously-meta-yakuza-comedy

Hey all. I haven't owned any Kitano films physically since my dad owned bootlegs in the 2000s lol, are there any recent Blu-Ray releases or collections with particularly good transfers?

Sure some of you have seen this, but some amazing human out there put Kubi on YT with English subs

https://youtu.be/3XW0ZHE9l5A?si=Mchv_SOzqSTxh8mv

Hello,

couldn't find anything regarding posting this kind of stuff here.

I made a little Kitano Edit. Just for fun. Maybe someone enjoys it here. 🫡

Also - since it's my first post here - I hope it isn't seen as self promotion. Otherwise the mods can delete this anyway. 😁

Hope you like it:

https://youtu.be/RpUWAzFODkI?si=ejpV86qBYzeNxyb4

Previous Discussions:

Week 1 - Violent Cop (1989)

Week 2 - Boiling Point (1990)

Week 3 - A Scene at the Sea (1991)

Week 4 - Kikujiro (1999)

Sonatine, what to say. This is my favorite one, and my flair. It may have been the first one I saw? It was a lot of peoples' first ones here in the US, because Quentin Tarantino drummed it up a bit in a special feature for.. one of his movies in the 90's. And he had a production company for showing off foreign films, and Sonatine was one of them, released on DVD in 2000. The music is my favorite, the juxtapositions are on point, and the beach scene, particularly the paper dolls bit, may be one of my favorite moments in all of film. 
Anyway, enjoy!

[Download](https://easyupload.io/q50tkg)

Hi, i've been watching a lot of kitanos movies recently and I saw that something called "morning" was showing on his letterboxd page, anyone knows what is that and where can i potentialy watch it ?

So now that Kubi is "out" where is the best (and hopefully virus free) place to watch it at?

Lot of links being posted and, forgive me, but I'm somewhat hesitant to blindly click on them.

To those of you here who have seen it, what did you guys think of Kubi?

I was pretty hyped for it, but unfortunately I thought it was pretty mid. I wasn't the biggest fan of Kitano's Outrage trilogy, and this basically just feels like that but in feudal Japan. None of the characters were particularly compelling, and the plot wasn't very interesting. Definitely some funny moments though, and it's always a pleasure to see high-budget Samurai battles.

I really hope that for Kitano's next (and maybe final?) film he goes back to his 90s style of filmmaking. We're long overdue.

Previous Discussions:

Week 1 - Violent Cop

Week 2 - Boiling Point

Week 3 - A Scene at the Sea

Kikujiro! One of his funniest films, and in typical Kitano fashion, filled with tender moments, often juxtaposed with harshness. So if you've seen it before, or not, give it a watch, and give us your thoughts below!

[Download](https://easyupload.io/f96s6a)

I watched this movie earlier and absolutely loved it. The comedy was smart and not over the top like a lot of Japanese comedy tends to be; the acting was spot on; perfect casting for the roles with literally men in their 70s and the ending was the icing on the cake. Ryuzo really encapsulates what it must be like to be a retired yakuza in your twilight years, or at least I’d like to think it does.

Previous Discussions:

Week 1 - Violent Cop

Week 2 - Boiling Point

Here we have our first departure from his "typical" Yakuza/crime storytelling. It's heartwarming drama, that is still filled with the sardonic comedy that Kitano loves so much. Of his "drama" films, this one is probably my second favorite. Also of note, this is the first one with Joe Hisaishi's involvement on the score, and man, it's a gorgeous one! The main vocal-ish track, Silent Love, is so gorgeous!

Anyway, let the discussion begin!

Oh, [here's the download](https://easyupload.io/90ljx2).

What's everyones favourite movie you have seen from Kitano where he was not the director?

I quite enjoyed both Prision Break (2017) and his performance in Battle Royale (2000).

Previous Discussions:

Week 1 - Violent Cop

Alrighty, next one in his oeuvre, we have Boiling Point. I know it's been... a little more than two weeks, but that's okay. Movie download is linked below. No password this, and active for 15 days (or 30?), to give people more time to grab it. File is about 4GB this time. I look forward to the discussions!

[Download here.](https://easyupload.io/pti1l3)

I figure it's time we spice this place up. How about every couple of weeks, we do a movie discussion about each of his films? We'll go in chronological order.

I know the movies are hard to get, so I'll be providing them each week! I've encoded them from my personal rips to ~10% of the original size, so they're all ~3GB. Though this one is 5.5GB. So I apologize for the lengthy download time for some of you, but the quality is great, and I made sure to maximize audio quality (surround sound, if applicable).

Anyway, link will be up for one week, if you don't have it or haven't seen it, grab it, give it a watch, and we'll discuss it for a week or two until the next one!

Download. Password is my username (case sensitive). Enjoy, and I look forward to the discussions!