Ken Watanabe

Actor | Producer

Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences h...

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The Creator

The Creator

... 2023

Godzilla

Godzilla

... 2014

Inception

Inception

... 2010

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

... 2005

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

... 2017

Fullname:

Ken Watanabe

Date of Birth:

1959-10-21

Country:

Koide, Niigata, Japan

Biography of

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.

Biography of

Ken Watanabe

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Biography of

Ken Watanabe

Found movies in total

When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

... 2006

Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe

... 2008

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

... 2018

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

... 1971

Still Alice

Still Alice

... 2014

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

... 2012

Inch'Allah

Inch'Allah

... 2012

Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

... 1979

Trespass

Trespass

... 2011