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Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter and video game designer (born 1947)
Also known as: Beat Takeshi, Kitano Takeshi, Такэси Китано, تاكيشي كيتانو, 기타노 다케시, ビートたけし
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