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Beat Takeshi encourages boxer Amagasa

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Beat Takeshi (R), also known as renowned movie director Takeshi Kitano, and boxer Hisashi Amagasa pose for photographs in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Amagasa will fight WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba on the New Year's Eve.

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Film director Takeshi Kitano awarded France's Legion of Honor

Japanese comedian and movie director Takeshi Kitano (R) and boxer Hisashi Amagasa pose for a photo in Tokyo in December 2014. Kitano's management office said on Oct. 18, 2016, that the French government has named the 69-year-old Kitano as a recipient of the Legion of Honor for his impact on contemporary arts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beat Takeshi encourages boxer Amagasa

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Beat Takeshi (R), also known as renowned movie director Takeshi Kitano, and boxer Hisashi Amagasa pose for photographs in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Amagasa will fight WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba on the New Year's Eve. (Kyodo)