7. 2. 2024Takeshi Kitano. Actor: Zatôichi. Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami.
Takeshi Kitano [note 1 ] ( 北野 武, Kitano Takeshi; born January 18, 1947), also known as Beat Takeshi [note 2 ] ( ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi ) in Japan, is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker.
Using only a paper fan ( 扇子, sensu) and a small cloth ( 手拭, tenugui ) as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical (or sometimes sentimental) story.
It is the second post-war taiga drama in NHK history (the first was Inochi: Life in 1986) and the last series to premiere in the Heisei era and the first series to air during the Reiwa era.
Die Liste von Persönlichkeiten aus Tokio enthält bekannte Personen, die in der japanischen Hauptstadtpräfektur Tokio geboren wurden oder längere Zeit vor Ort gewirkt haben.