I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.
I hate seeing people getting hurt or hurting other people. I hate seeing blood. I am very intolerant of physical pain. I find violence horrifying, so… - Takeshi Kitano
I hate seeing people getting hurt or hurting other people. I hate seeing blood. I am very intolerant of physical pain. I find violence horrifying, so…
- Takeshi Kitano
I think I am more of a coward than anybody. It's a very weird feeling. The more I fear violence, the more I'm inclined to depict it in films. - Takeshi Kitano
I think I am more of a coward than anybody. It's a very weird feeling. The more I fear violence, the more I'm inclined to depict it in films.
My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another! - Takeshi Kitano
My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another!
Cinema is a composite art into which you can include all conceivable art or entertainment forms. In film, I can work with novelistic elements, comedy… - Takeshi Kitano
Cinema is a composite art into which you can include all conceivable art or entertainment forms. In film, I can work with novelistic elements, comedy…
I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not go… - Takeshi Kitano
I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not go…
The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation. - Takeshi Kitano
The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.
I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens unexpectedly and looks painf… - Takeshi Kitano
I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens unexpectedly and looks painf…
I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old. - Takeshi Kitano
I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.
My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time. - Takeshi Kitano
My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.
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