Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Date of Birth:

Oct 21, 1959

Place of Birth:

Koide, Niigata, Japan

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.

filmography:

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

The King and I The King and I

2018

Kensuke's Kingdom Kensuke's Kingdom

2024

Bonds Bonds

1998

Baian the Assassin Baian the Assassin

1990

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

1997

The Memories of Happiness The Memories of Happiness

2017

Fukushima 50 Fukushima 50

2020

Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance

1980

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

1992

Pokémon Detective Pikachu Pokémon Detective Pikachu

2019

Isle of Dogs Isle of Dogs

2018

Bel Canto Bel Canto

2018

Baian the Assassin: Showdown Baian the Assassin: Showdown

1993

Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween

2017

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

Evolution Within Extinction Evolution Within Extinction

2014

Hanzo, the Razor Hanzo, the Razor

1993

Ikitoshi Ikeru Mono Ikitoshi Ikeru Mono

2024

True Love: Making 'The Creator' True Love: Making 'The Creator'

2023

The Making of The Making of "Tampopo"

1986

The Creator The Creator

2023

Another Battle/Conspiracy Another Battle/Conspiracy

2003

7 Guardians of the Tomb 7 Guardians of the Tomb

2018

An Artist of the Floating World An Artist of the Floating World

2019

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

1991

第三の時効 第三の時効

1970

Commando Invasion Commando Invasion

1987

Kekkon Annai Mystery Kekkon Annai Mystery

1985

Unforgiven Unforgiven

2013

Earth Earth

2007

Memories of Tomorrow Memories of Tomorrow

2006

The Unbroken The Unbroken

2009

Year One in the North Year One in the North

2005

A School Behind Bars A School Behind Bars

2010

Space Travelers Space Travelers

2000

T.R.Y. T.R.Y.

2003

Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima

2006

The Last Samurai The Last Samurai

2003

Tampopo Tampopo

1985

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009

Inception Inception

2010

Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home

2012

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

2002

Rage Rage

2016

Snow Jack Snow Jack

2014

Shanghai Shanghai

2010

Drowning Fish Drowning Fish

2001

Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi

1992

The Whispered City The Whispered City

2000

Transformers: The Last Knight Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

MacArthur's Children MacArthur's Children

1984

Godzilla Godzilla

2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014

The Sea and Poison The Sea and Poison

1986

The Sea of Trees The Sea of Trees

2016

Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga

1992

Batman Begins Batman Begins

2005

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