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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Qian li zou dan qi (2005) .... Gou-ichi Takata
   ... aka Riding Alone (International: English title: informal short title)
   ... aka Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (USA: new title)
   ... aka Tanki, senri o hashiru. (Japan)
2. Hotaru (2001) .... Yamaoka Shûji
   ... aka The Firefly (USA)
   
   
3. Poppoya (1999) .... Otomatsu Sato
   ... aka Railroad Man (USA)
4. Shijushichinin no shikaku (1994) .... Kuranosuke Oishi
   ... aka 47 Ronin
5. Mr. Baseball (1992) .... Uchiyama, Dragon's Manager
   
   
6. A un (1989) .... Kadokura
   ... aka Buddies (USA)
7. Black Rain (1989/I) .... Masahiro
8. Umi e, See You (1988)
   ... aka See You (International: English title)
9. Yasha (1985) .... Shuji
   ... aka Demon
10. Izakaya Chôji (1983) .... Eiji
11. Nankyoku monogatari (1983) .... Akira Ushioda
    ... aka Antarctica (Japan: subtitle) (Japan: English title)
12. Kaikyô (1982) .... Go Akutsu
13. Keiji monogatari (1982) .... Detective Mikami
14. Eki Station (1981) .... Eiji Mikami
    ... aka Station (USA)
15. Haruka naru yama no yobigoe (1980) .... Kosaku Tajima
    ... aka A Distant Cry from Spring (USA)
16. Dôran (1980) .... Keisuke Miyagi
    
    
17. Yasei no shômei (1978) .... Takeshi Ajisawa
    ... aka Never Give Up (International: English title)
18. Fuyu no hana (1978) .... Hidetsugu Kano
    ... aka Winter's Flower (International: English title)
19. Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) .... Yusaku Shima
    ... aka The Yellow Handkerchief (USA)
    ... aka The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness
20. Hakkodasan (1977) .... Captain Tokushima
    ... aka Mount Hakkoda (literal English title)
21. Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare (1976)
22. Shinkansen daibakuha (1975) .... Tetsuo Okita
    ... aka Bullet Train
    ... aka Super-Express 109 (Europe: English title)
    ... aka The Bullet Train
23. Daidatsugoku (1975) .... Ichiro Kozue
24. Nihon ninkyo-do: gekitotsu-hen (1975) .... Ichizo Ryuzaki
25. The Yakuza (1974) (as Takakura Ken) .... Tanaka Ken
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
26. Mushuku (1974)
27. San-daime Shumei (1974)
28. Yadonashi (1974) .... Joukichi
29. Gendai ninkyô-shi (1973) .... Ryoichi Shimaya
30. Golgo 13 (1973) .... Golgo 13
31. Yamaguchi-gumi San-daime (1973)
32. Shin abashiri bangaichi: arashi yobu danpu jingi (1972)
33. Junko intai kinen eiga: Kantô hizakura ikka (1972) .... Kuramoto
    ... aka Cherry Blossom Fire Gang (International: English title)
    ... aka Kantô hizakura ikka (Japan: short title)
    ... aka The Red Cherry Blossom Family (International: English title: bootleg title)
34. Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden (1972)
35. Bokyo Komori-uta (1972)
36. Showa zankyo-den: Yabure-gasa (1972)
37. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Dai-Dassou (1971)
38. Ninkyo-retsuden: Otoko (1971)
39. Nihon yakuza-den: Sôchiyô e no michi (1971) .... Ryutaro Fudo
    ... aka The Path of the King (International: English title)
40. Gorotsuki mushuku (1971)
41. Nihon jokyo-den: ketto midare-bana (1971)
    ... aka Duel of Swirling Flowers (International: English title)
42. Nihon kyokaku-den: Dosu (1971)
43. Shin abashiri bangaichi: Arashi yobu shiretoko-misaki (1971)
44. Showa zankyo-den: hoero karajishi (1971)
45. Too Late the Hero (1970) .... Maj. Yamaguchi
    ... aka Suicide Run (USA: TV title)
46. Nippon dabi katsukyu (1970)
47. Bakuto-ikka (1970)
48. Nihon jokyo-den: makka na dokyo-bana (1970)
    ... aka Brave Red Flower of the North (International: English title)
49. Nihon kyokaku-den: Nobori Ryu (1970)
50. Saigo no tokkôtai (1970)
51. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai Shinrin no Ketto (1970)
52. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Hagure Okami (1970)
53. Showa zankyo-den: Shinde morai masu (1970)
    ... aka Hell Is Man's Destiny
54. Sutemi no Narazu-mono (1970)
55. Yukyo-retsuden (1970)
    
    
56. Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shobu (1969) .... Shogo Hanaoka
    ... aka Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match
    ... aka Red Peony: The Hanafuda Game
57. Hibotan bakuto: nidaime shumei (1969)
    ... aka Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (International: English title)
58. Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha (1969)
    ... aka Chivalrous Geisha (International: English title)
    ... aka Samurai Geisha (International: English title)
59. Nihon kyokaku-den: hana to ryu (1969)
    ... aka The Flower and the Dragon
60. Sengo Saidai no Toba (1969)
61. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Saihate no Nagare-mono (1969)
    ... aka The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (International: English title)
62. Showa zankyo-den: Hito-kiri karajishi (1969)
63. Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi jingi (1969)
    ... aka The Man with the Dragon Tattoo
64. Tosei-nin Retsuden (1969)
65. Bakuto retsuden (1968)
66. Gion matsuri (1968)
    ... aka Festival of Gion
    ... aka Gion Festival
    ... aka Kurobe's Sun
    ... aka The Day the Sun Rose
67. Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune (1968)
68. Gorotsuki (1968)
69. Koya no toseinin (1968) .... Ken Kato
    ... aka The Drifting Avenger
70. Gokuchu no kaoyaku (1968)
71. Hibotan bakuto (1968) .... Shogo Hanaoka
    ... aka Lady Yakuza
    ... aka Red Peony Gambler (International: English title)
72. Kyokaku Retsuden (1968)
73. Nihon Kyokaku-den: Zetsuenjô (1968)
74. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi (1968)
    ... aka The Man from Abashiri Jail Strikes Again (International: English title)
75. Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Toso (1967)
    ... aka The Man from Abashiri Jail: Duel in the Snow Storm (International: English title)
76. Abashiri Bangaichi: Ketto Reika 30 do (1967)
77. Abashiri Bangaichi: Aku eno Chosen (1967)
    ... aka Challenge for Glory (International: English title)
78. Â dôki no sakura (1967)
    ... aka Diaries of the Kamikaze (International: English title)
79. Kyokotsu ichidai (1967)
    ... aka The Chivalrous Life (International: English title)
80. Nihon kyokaku-den: kirikomi (1967)
81. Nihon Kyokaku-den: Shira-ha no Sakazuki (1967)
82. Showa zankyo-den: Chizome no karajishi (1967)
    ... aka Dragon Tattoo: Full of Blood (International: English title)
83. Zigoku no okite ni asu wa nai (1966) .... Ichiro Takita
84. Kamikaze yarô (1966)
85. Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai-setsugen no Taiketsu (1966)
86. Abashiri Bangaichi: Koya no taiketsu (1966)
    ... aka Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Wind
87. Abashiri Bangaichi: Nangoku no Taiketsu (1966)
88. Nihon Kyokaku-den: Kaminari-mon no Ketto (1966)
89. Nihon Kyokaku-den: Ketto Kanda-matsuri (1966)
90. Otoko no shôbu (1966)
    ... aka A Man's Warrior Spirit (informal literal English title)
    ... aka Men's Fighting
91. Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami (1966)
92. Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi botan (1966)
93. Abashiri Bangaichi: Hokkai-hen (1965)
94. Abashiri Bangaichi: Bokyo-hen (1965)
    ... aka Abashiri Prison 3
    ... aka Duel on the Wharf
95. Showa zankyo-den (1965)
    ... aka Brutal Tales of Chivalry (International: English title)
96. Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô (1965) .... Sasaki Kojiro
    ... aka Duel at Ganrule Isle (Australia)
    ... aka Miyamoto Musashi: Musashi vs Kojiro
97. Zoku Abashiri Bangaichi (1965)
98. Abashiri Bangaichi (1965)
    ... aka Abashiri Prison
99. Kiga kaikyo (1965) .... Ajimura
    ... aka A Fugitive from the Past (International: English title)
    ... aka Straits of Hunger (Japan: English title: festival title)
100. Nihon Kyokaku-den: kanto-hen (1965)
101. Nihon Kyokaku-den: naniwa-hen (1965)
102. Ôkami to buta to ningen (1964) .... Jiro, the second brother
     ... aka Wolves, Pigs & Men (International: English title)
     ... aka Wolves, Pigs and People (USA: festival title)
103. Ankokugai odori (1964) .... Tetsuya Shinobu
104. Irezumi totsugekitai (1964)
105. Narazu-mono (1964) .... Minami
106. Jakoman to Tetsu (1964) .... Tetsu
     ... aka Jakoman and Tetsu
     ... aka Jyakoman to Tetsu (Japan: alternative transliteration)
107. Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji no ketto (1964) .... Sasaki Kojiro
     ... aka Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji (USA)
108. Nihon kyokaku-den (1964)
109. Tôkyô gyangu tai Honkon gyangu (1964)
     ... aka Gyangu 9 (Japan: informal title)
     ... aka Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang (literal English title)
110. Gyangu chûshingura (1963)
     ... aka Gang Chushingura
     ... aka Gyangu 8 (Japan: informal title)
111. Miyamoto Musashi: Nitoryu kaigen (1963) .... Sasaki Kojiro
     ... aka Birth of two Sword Style
     ... aka Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel Against Yagyu
     ... aka Two-Sword Fencing Is Born (International: English title)
112. Ankokugai saidai no kettou (1963)
     ... aka Duel of the Underworld (informal literal English title)
113. Tokyo Untouchable: Dasso (1963) .... Yoshio Harada
114. Ankokugai no kaoyaku: juichinin no gyangu (1963) .... Sawagami
     ... aka Boss of the Underworld: Gang of 11 (informal literal English title)
     ... aka Gyangu 5 (Japan: informal title)
115. Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku (1963)
116. Yumin-gai no Judan (1962)
     ... aka Operation Diamond (International: English title)
117. Tokyo antachaburu (1962) .... Yoshio Harada
     ... aka Tokyo Untouchables (literal English title)
118. Ankoku-gai saigo no hi (1962)
     ... aka Hell's Kitchen (International: English title)
     ... aka The Underworld's Last Day (informal English title)
119. Koi to Taiyo to Gang (1962)
     ... aka Gyangu 2 (Japan: informal title)
120. Sen-hime to Hideyori (1962) .... Naomori
121. Hana to arashi to gyangu (1961)
     ... aka Gyangu 1 (Japan: informal title)
     ... aka The Flower, the Storm, and the Gang
122. Akuma no temari-uta (1961) .... Kindaichi Kou-Suke
     ... aka The Devil's Ballad (International: English title)
123. Beran me-e geisha makari tôru (1961)
124. Otoko nara yattemiro (1960)
     ... aka If You're a Man, Check It Out (informal literal English title)
125. Ôinaru tabiji (1960) .... Kozo's second son
126. Ôzora no muhômono (1960)
     ... aka The Untamed of the Sky (informal literal English title)
127. Zoku beran me-e geisha (1960)
     
     
128. Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan (1959)
     ... aka Altitude 7000 Meters: Four Hours of Terror (literal English title)
129. Mori to mizuumi no matsuri (1958) .... Ichitaro Kazamori
     ... aka The Outsiders (International: English title)
130. Kisetsufu no kanatani (1958)
131. Daigaku no Ishimatsu (1957)
132. Nippon G-men (1956)
133. Choppu sensei (1956)
     ... aka Professor Chop (literal English title)
134. Denkô karate uchi (1956)
135. Denkô ryûsei karate uchi (1956)
     

Self:

1. "Kurôzu appu gendai" .... Himself (1 episode)
   ... aka Today's Close Up (Japan: English title)
       - Ken Takakura (????) TV episode .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 1 (2006) (V) .... Himself