Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1959-10-21 (64 years old)

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Biography

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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Filmography

all 84

Movies 61

TV Shows 23

self 5

Voice 3

Narrator 2

Ikitoshi Ikeru Mono

Ikitoshi Ikeru Mono (2024)

Movie
Kensuke
Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)

Movie
8
Self
True Love: Making 'The Creator'

True Love: Making 'The Creator' (2023)

Movie
Harun
The Creator

The Creator (2023)

Movie
5.67
Hiroto Katagiri
Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice (2022)

TV
9
Toubousha

Toubousha (2020)

TV
劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編

劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編 (2020)

Movie
Masao Yoshida
Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50 (2020)

Movie
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Movie
6.51
Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Movie
6.76
Ono Masuji
An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World (2019)

Movie
The King of Siam
The King and I

The King and I (2018)

Movie
Hosokawa
Bel Canto

Bel Canto (2018)

Movie
Head Surgeon (voice)
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Movie
6.18
Father
7 Guardians of the Tomb

7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018)

Movie
6
Shimazu Nariakira
Segodon

Segodon (2018)

TV
Self - Presenter
NHK WORLD PRIME

NHK WORLD PRIME (2017)

TV
Drift (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Movie
5.79
Restaurant Patron
Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween

Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween (2017)

Movie
Taro Miura
The Memories of Happiness

The Memories of Happiness (2017)

Movie
Yohei Maki
Rage

Rage (2016)

Movie
6.5
Takumi Nakamura
The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees (2016)

Movie
6
Self
Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction (2014)

Movie
Self
Godzilla: Force of Nature

Godzilla: Force of Nature (2014)

Movie
8
Reiji kurata
Snow Jack

Snow Jack (2014)

Movie
Actor
Back of Father

Back of Father (2014)

TV
Drift (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Movie
6.58
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Godzilla

Godzilla (2014)

Movie
6.07
Jubee kamata
Unforgiven

Unforgiven (2013)

Movie
Shunichiro Yamaguchi
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home

Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (2012)

Movie
Regular
Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjo

Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjo (2011)

TV
A School Behind Bars

A School Behind Bars (2010)

Movie
Saito
Inception

Inception (2010)

Movie
8.47
Tanaka
Shanghai

Shanghai (2010)

Movie
6
Narration
Clouds Over the Hill

Clouds Over the Hill (2009)

TV
Hajime Onchi
The Unbroken

The Unbroken (2009)

Movie
Mr. Tall
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

Movie
6
Narrator
Earth

Earth (2007)

Movie
General Kuribayashi
Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Movie
3
Masayuki Saeki
Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow (2006)

Movie
Chairman
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Movie
5
Ra's Al Ghul
Batman Begins

Batman Begins (2005)

Movie
6.29
Japanese Narrator
Ashes and Snow

Ashes and Snow (2005)

Movie
1
Hideaki Komatsubara
Year One in the North

Year One in the North (2005)

Movie
Shuichiro Imanishi
Vessel of Sand

Vessel of Sand (2004)

TV
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 (2003)

TV
Katsumoto
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

Movie
5.38
Fujimaki Hiroaki
Another Battle/Conspiracy

Another Battle/Conspiracy (2003)

Movie
Masanobu Azuma
T.R.Y.

T.R.Y. (2003)

Movie
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) (2002)

TV
強行犯捜査第七係

強行犯捜査第七係 (2002)

TV
Okubo
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

Movie
Miyota
Drowning Fish

Drowning Fish (2001)

Movie
Hojo Tokiyori
Hojo Tokimune

Hojo Tokimune (2001)

TV
Ishida
Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa

Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa (2000)

Movie
Yokoyama
Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)

TV
Sakamaki ('Crusher')
Space Travelers

Space Travelers (2000)

Movie
Detective Sako Akio
Bonds

Bonds (1998)

Movie
Raita Onuki
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

Movie
Zankurô Matsudaira
Gokenin Zankuro

Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

TV
Dr. Baian
Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993)

Movie
Fujiwara Tsunekiyo
The Fire Still Burns

The Fire Still Burns (1993)

TV
Kagi-shi

Kagi-shi (1993)

TV
Actor
Hanzo, the Razor

Hanzo, the Razor (1993)

Movie
Mochizuki Koheita
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)

Movie
Waga Machi

Waga Machi (1992)

TV
Izakaya Chōji

Izakaya Chōji (1992)

TV
Kojiro Sasaki
Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi

Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi (1992)

Movie
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga (1992)

Movie
Fujieda Baian
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin (1991)

TV
Ryouma Sakamoto
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

Movie
Dr. Baian
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin (1990)

Movie
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV
Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga (1989)

TV
Date Masamune
Masamune Shogun

Masamune Shogun (1987)

TV
Commando Invasion

Commando Invasion (1987)

Movie
Toda
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison (1986)

Movie
Genzo Onodera
Hanekonma

Hanekonma (1986)

TV
Self
The Making of "Tampopo"

The Making of "Tampopo" (1986)

Movie
Gun
Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

Movie
Funayama Tetsuya
Kekkon Annai Mystery

Kekkon Annai Mystery (1985)

Movie
Tetsuo
MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children (1984)

Movie
Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance

Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance (1980)

Movie
第三の時効

第三の時効

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1959-10-21 (64 years old)

Birth Name
Kensaku Watanabe

Birth Place
Uonuma, Japan

Height
184-centimeter

Relationships
Kaho Minami (2005-12-03 - 2018-05-17)

Children
Dai Watanabe, Anne Watanabe

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
渡辺謙, 와타나베 켄, Кэн Ватанабэ, 渡边谦, Кен Ватанабе

Awards
Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor


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