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    The screenplay was originally written by Hisashi Nozawa, but upon taking over as director Kitano rewrote the script heavily. Despite his contributions to the screenplay, he was left uncredited as a contributing writer.

  2. Jul 10, 2020 · In an interview given in 2001, Kitano recalls that on the opening day of Violent Cop, he snuck into a theatre to check out the audience’s reaction. To his dismay, every time his character – an incorrigibly brutal cop named Azuma – walked on to the screen, giggles and chuckles erupted in the dark.

  3. Venice Film Festival Silver Lion winner and well-known living Japanese director Kitano (Beat) Takeshi chose a Nozawa script for his directorial debut - Sono Otoko Kyobo ni Tsuki (Violent Cop). Released from Argentina to Finland and Indonesia to the States, the multi-award winning Violent Cop went on to be acclaimed as a landmark of Japanese and ...

  4. 2 days ago · When the original director Kinji Fukasaku dropped out, Kitano took over, rewriting the script into a dark, gritty crime drama. He portrayed Detective Azuma, a morally ambiguous cop, marking a stark departure from the comedy his audience had come to expect.

  5. May 21, 2017 · While Kitano’s other films contain comedic scenes, it took him until his 5th directed film before he made a full blown comedy. Returning to his comedic roots for Getting Any? Takeshi Kitano would unleash a slapstick sexual comedy that isn’t afraid to go to dark or disgusting places for a laugh.

  6. Jul 16, 1999 · As star of his own film, Mr. Kitano is a riveting figure, a slight, lithe, laconic character who commands the screen with his bleak vision of a corrupt world, his potential for explosive...

  7. He also rewrote the script heavily, and this marked the beginning of Kitano's career as a filmmaker. 1990–2000: Film recognition Kitano accepting the Golden Lion Award in 1997 for his film Hana-bi