The multi-talented Kitano Takeshi, a.k.a. Beat Takeshi, is a Japanese comedian, actor, TV presenter, author, poet, painter, video game designer, award-winning film director and academic. He is one of the few Japanese entertainers to be famous around the world. His highly unique style and creative genius have kept him at the forefront of film and television for decades.
日本人北野武天赋异禀，他身兼喜剧演员、演员、电视节目主持人、作家、诗人、画家、电子游戏设计师、获奖电影导演以及学者，他也被人们称之为“彼得武”。他也是少数世界知名的日本艺人。数十年以来，他独特的表现形式，极具创造力的才能让他一直活跃于荧屏。
Kitano's career is so varied it's difficult to know where to begin. In his native Japan, he is best known as a TV host and comedian. Switch on Japanese TV and you're likely to see Takeshi in one of his many zany roles. He started in comedy in the 1970s as half of the manzai comic duo Two Beats. Their TV debut made them both household names.
北野武涉猎范围多种多样，让我们不知从何说起。在日本当地，他是位著名的电视节目主持人，喜剧演员。打开日本电视机，我们很可能看到北野武的滑稽表演。20世纪70年代，他组成相声搭档“Two Beats”，并从此进入喜剧之路。电视首秀让他们家喻户晓。
Takeshi decided to go it alone in the 1980s and his resume greatly broadened. In 1983, he appeared in the movie ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’ and became world famous. He starred in and directed ‘Violent Cop’ in 1989, which was the beginning of his career as a filmmaker. His 1997 ‘HANA-BI’ established his international status as one of Japan's top directors.
北野武于80年代决定单飞，事业涉猎范围扩宽。1983年，他参演《圣诞快乐，劳伦斯先生》，并凭借此片引得世界瞩目。1989年，他导演并主演影片《凶暴的男人》，从此开启电影制作人事业。1997年电影《花火》让他作为日本顶级导演蜚声国际影坛。
Kitano won the prestigious Silver Lion award at the Vienna Film Festival for 2003's ‘Zatoichi’. Since April 2005, he has been a professor at Tokyo's National University of Fine Arts and Music. He continues to paint, write, be funny, and make movies. There's no telling in which direction his career will move next.
2003年威尼斯威尼斯电影节，他凭借《座头市》获得银狮奖。自2005年4月起，就任东京艺术大学教授。他的绘画、写作、搞笑以及电影之路依然继续。他的事业将向何处发展无人知晓。
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