71-year-old Kitano Takeshi suspected of having a cerebral infarction, recently he was slurred and had mood swings

According to Japanese media Nikkan Dasou, Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's health is worrying.

Kitano Takeshi is 71 years old this year, but he is still energetic. In March this year, Kitano left his eponymous Kitano Studio (which had invested in many films by Jia Zhangke) and established the artist management agency T. N Gon, opening a new chapter in his career.

In addition to being a director, actor, and producer, Kitano Takeshi is also active on TV shows in Japan under the stage name "Peter Takeshi". He is a famous TV host and comedian. He currently participates in as many as 6 TV shows as a permanent guest.

Earlier this year, he also founded his own personal fashion brand Kitanoblue, became a designer, and started selling clothes online.

However, Japanese media revealed that Kitano Takeshi's private state is worrying. Recently, he has stopped drinking and walking with his team members, young artists or actors, and even said, "Should I retire..."

In addition, a TV program director who has worked with Kitano for a long time said that Kitano's recent speech is unclear and people often don't know what he is saying. Because it is really impossible to understand what he wants to express, many of his TV recordings cannot be broadcast. The director also said that because Kitano has become a little emotional recently, the recording scene is always unsettling.

A Japanese doctor analyzed that this may be a precursor to a cerebral infarction. Hidden cerebral infarction generally has no symptoms, but when a transient ischemic attack occurs, symptoms such as slurred speech, inability to express what one wants to say, and facial paralysis will appear. If this continues, it will lead to a cerebral infarction. Japanese politician Kakuei Tanaka died of this.

However, the news was only reported by the Daily Dazu, and there was no substantiation, so its authenticity remains to be verified.