Takeshi Kitano
Awards & Honours
27
Awards Won
4
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Takeshi Kitano is one of the most decorated Japanese filmmakers. He is the third Japanese director to win the Golden Lion at Venice, after Akira Kurosawa and Keisuke Kinoshita. His film Hana-bi is often cited among the greatest of the 21st century. He has won Best Director at Venice for Zatoichi and received a lifetime achievement Golden Lion in 2023. Domestically, he has swept major awards including multiple Japan Academy Prizes. In 2015, the Japanese government awarded him the Order of Culture for his contributions to the arts.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Culture
Awarded for his contributions to Japanese culture.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary doctorate for his achievements in film and comedy.
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Lifetime achievement award for his body of work.
Guinness World Record
Most film awards won by a Japanese director.
Rankings & Lists
The 10 Best Japanese Directors of All Time
The 100 Most Influential People in the World
The 10 Best Japanese Film Directors
The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
Magazine Covers
TIME
September 8, 2003
The Man Who Makes You Laugh and Cry
Vanity Fair
January 2004
Japan's Renaissance Man
GQ Japan
April 2018
The Outrage Master
Vogue Japan
December 2017
Takeshi Kitano Fashion Spread
Records & Feats
Most film awards won by a Japanese director
Guinness World Record for the most film awards won by a Japanese director.
Third Japanese director to win the Golden Lion
After Akira Kurosawa and Keisuke Kinoshita, Kitano won the Golden Lion for Hana-bi in 1997.