Kitano, née Takeshi, in Paris

[Roger Macy]

The Guardian today has an arts feature on Takeshi Kitano, related to his exhibition in Paris, that takes a fair stab at his two personas.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/mar/15/takeshi-kitano-interview
Has he really just got the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres ?  This isn't a Takeshi gag ? [I've stumbled on a spate of false award claims this week, only one of which was half Japanese related].  No, it seems widely reported.  So did he give an acceptance speech à la Venise, saying that we were on the same side in the war, alongside Maréchal Pétain ?
Roger
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