Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for Memories of Tomorrow and in 2010 for Shizumanu Taiyō. He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan's Hollywood blockbusters Batman Begins and Inception.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

7.8
Kagi-shi

Kagi-shi

0
Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

0
Vessel of Sand

Vessel of Sand

4
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

9.5
川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語

川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語

0
NHK WORLD PRIME

NHK WORLD PRIME

9
横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS)

横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS)

0
Masamune Shogun

Masamune Shogun

9.2
Segodon

Segodon

8.3
強行犯捜査第七係

強行犯捜査第七係

0
Izakaya Chōji

Izakaya Chōji

0
Gokenin Zankuro

Gokenin Zankuro

8
Waga Machi

Waga Machi

0
Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

7.9
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

0
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

10
五年目のひとり

五年目のひとり

0
Shimei Tehai

Shimei Tehai

0
Back of Father

Back of Father

8
藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」

藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」

0
Hanekonma

Hanekonma

8
Hojo Tokimune

Hojo Tokimune

0
The Fire Still Burns

The Fire Still Burns

0
Toubousha

Toubousha

7
Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjo

Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjo

0
Musuko no Gokikan

Musuko no Gokikan

0
Unbound

Unbound

9.1
TRUE COLORS

TRUE COLORS

7
A Tale of Two Truncheons

A Tale of Two Truncheons

0

Movies

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

7.714
Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima

7.476
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.594
Tampopo

Tampopo

7.861
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

5.853
Inception

Inception

8.369
Shanghai

Shanghai

6.115
T.R.Y.

T.R.Y.

7
Space Travelers

Space Travelers

5.9
第三の時効

第三の時効

0
The Creator

The Creator

7.046
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

7
Godzilla

Godzilla

6.347
Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow

6
The Making of "Tampopo"

The Making of "Tampopo"

0
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編

劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編

7
The Unbroken

The Unbroken

6.7
A School Behind Bars

A School Behind Bars

10
Year One in the North

Year One in the North

4.9
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home

Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home

6
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

7
Earth

Earth

7.6
Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

5.946
True Love: Making The Creator

True Love: Making The Creator

8
The Whispered City

The Whispered City

9
Drowning Fish

Drowning Fish

7
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

6.929
Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween

Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween

0
MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children

5.5
Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction

7.667
Hanzo, the Razor

Hanzo, the Razor

0
All Lives

All Lives

6.7
Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

6.058
Snow Jack

Snow Jack

0
Rage

Rage

6.9
Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi

Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi

8.5
Kekkon Annai Mystery

Kekkon Annai Mystery

8.2
The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

6.217
Commando Invasion

Commando Invasion

6.2
Ai inochi - Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera -

Ai inochi - Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera -

0
Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

8
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

0
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

6.696
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

6.919
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

7.85
Bel Canto

Bel Canto

5.446
Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50

6.48
The Memories of Happiness

The Memories of Happiness

0
The King and I

The King and I

7
Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom

6.8
Bonds

Bonds

5.2
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

7.6
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

0
Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

0
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.658
7 Guardians of the Tomb

7 Guardians of the Tomb

5.378
Another Battle/Conspiracy

Another Battle/Conspiracy

0
An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World

0
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

7
Kokuho

Kokuho

9
盤上の向日葵

盤上の向日葵

0