 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Kitano akahwina mubairo weGolden Lion pa54th Venice International Film Festivalmuna 1997 nokuda kwefirimu rake rinonzi Hana-bi. Muna 2008, pa30th Moscow International Film Festival, Kitano akapiwa mubairo weLifetime Achievement Award. Muna Kurume 2010 Kitano akatumidzwa zita rekuti Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters yeFrance. 