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The 6 pages that link to Takeshi Kitano, each with the reason it gives.

• Yakuza filmRelated: His yakuza films strip gang conflicts of much of their conventional melodrama.

• Kinji FukasakuRelated: Kitano played the teacher in Battle Royale, Fukasaku’s final feature.

• Nagisa ŌshimaRelated: His performance links Ōshima's international war film to a later generation of Japanese cinema.

• Joe HisaishiRelated: Kitano commissioned Hisaishi for several films, including Sonatine and Hana-bi.

• Ken ShimuraRelated: Kitano represents a contrasting generation of Japanese television comedians who also became film auteurs.

• Monta MinoRelated: His career, like Mino's, crossed entertainment and television hosting.