Takeshi Kitano

"Beat" Takeshi Kitano is an internationally recognized modern-day Renaissance man, whose accomplishments include filmmaking, writing, art, and comedy. He is a master in the Japanese hard-boiled gangster movie genre that has garnered fans such as Quentin Tarantino.

"Beat" Takeshi Kitano is the Clint Eastwood of Japan, with a variegated and lengthy list of artistic accomplishments, and an unparalleled global reputation for artistic hardboiled cinema. With BOY, American readers will discover Kitano's inner novelist.