Takeshi Kitano

How tall is Takeshi Kitano?

Takeshi Kitano is commonly listed at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Takeshi Kitano’s 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 17 in 100 US men are shorter.

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Takeshi Kitano: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). The average US man is taller than Takeshi Kitano by 3 in (7.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Takeshi Kitano: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). The average US man is taller than Takeshi Kitano by 3 in (7.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

Takeshi Kitano beside others

Takeshi Kitano is one of the shorter film directors we have heights for: Rob Reiner (6 ft 2 in) stands 8 in (20 cm) taller and Lena Dunham (5 ft 3 in) is 3 in (8 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 6 in: George Lucas.

  • Jacques Demy: 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm), 0.4 in (1 cm) taller than Takeshi Kitano.
  • Steven Spielberg: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), 1 in (2 cm) taller than Takeshi Kitano.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 6 in (168 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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MLA“Takeshi Kitano Height: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/takeshi-kitano.
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Takeshi Kitano, 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)