
Asakusa Kid
Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.

















12 June 1980, Oakland, California, USA

3 April 1973, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan



18 August 1974, San Francisco, California, USA

26 April 1949, Tokyo, Japan

26 March 1990, Tokyo, Japan

3 October 1973, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA


August 14, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan



16 July 1985, Osaka, Japan
