Watch Order
0 / 20 watchedTwenty features in release order.
About Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano directed Violent Cop in 1989, Boiling Point in 1990, A Scene at the Sea in 1991, Sonatine in 1993, Getting Any? in 1995, Kids Return in 1996, Fireworks in 1997, Kikujiro in 1999, Brother in 2000, Dolls in 2002, Zatoichi in 2003, Takeshis' in 2005, Glory to the Filmmaker in 2007, Achilles and the Tortoise in 2008, Outrage in 2010, Outrage Beyond in 2012, Ryuzo in 2015, Outrage Coda in 2017, Kubi in 2023 and Broken Rage in 2024.
Watch in release order. The deadpan violence and the beach stillness rhyme across every era, with the self parody trilogy sitting mid run.
Good to know
Each film stands alone, so no chronological order exists. Sonatine, Fireworks, Kikujiro, Zatoichi and the Outrage trilogy make the clearest core. The television and presenting work sits outside this features list. Broken Rage from 2024 is the latest feature as of October 2026. Start with Sonatine. Start with Sonatine.
