This Saturday, September 4 in Tokyo, an individual armed with a pickaxe and a knife attacked the vehicle carrying the famous Japanese director Takeshi Kitano, without causing any injuries.
Takeshi Kitano was leaving the headquarters of the private television station TBS at around 11:40 p.m., where he had just taken part in a live broadcast, according to the public broadcaster NHK. The assailant, a man in his 40s, rushed to the filmmaker’s vehicle and started punching him with a pickaxe, damaging the windshield and other parts.
He was arrested on the spot and was being questioned by police on Sunday, according to NHK, TBS and several other Japanese media. Contacted by AFP, the Tokyo police declined to comment.
Takeshi Kitano, 74, is known abroad for his films with a very personal aesthetic and tortured characters, often featuring the violent world of the yakuza, the Japanese mafia.
In Japan, he is also famous as a comedian and television host.