Kitano Takeshi, more commonly known as "Beat Takeshi" is a freakin' legend! And he's pretty smart too! He runs this cool talk show on Japanese TV where they confront some interesting social issues in Japan... stuff that most people don't like to think or talk about, he drags them out. He has this studio audience which are like half Japanese and half foreigners and they debate about social issues from various different peoples' POVs. He gets in Japanese celebrity guests and everything. I loved that show but I don't know if it's still on.