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Ken Watanabe (I)

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Overview

Date of Birth:
21 October 1959, Uonuma, Japan more
Mini Biography:
Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan... more
Trivia:
Was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 1989. Since then he had fallen... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Shanghai (2008) (filming)
  2. Xin Su shi jian (2008) (post-production)
    ... aka The Shinjuku Incident (International: English title)
  3. Cirque du Freak (2008) (post-production) .... Mr. Tall
    ... aka Circus of the Freak (International: English title: literal title)

  4. Hoshi hitotsu no yoru (2007) (TV)
  5. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) .... General Kuribayashi
  6. Ashita no kioku (2006) .... Masayuki Saeki
    ... aka Memories of Tomorrow (USA)
  7. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) .... The Chairman
  8. Batman Begins (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Ra's al Ghul
  9. Batman Begins (2005) .... Ra's Al Ghul
    ... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  10. Kita no zeronen (2005) .... Hideaki Komatsubara
    ... aka Year One in the North (International: English title)
  11. "Suna no utsuwa" (2004) TV series .... Syuichiro Imanishi (unknown episodes)
  12. The Last Samurai (2003) .... Katsumoto
    ... aka The Last Samurai: Bushidou (USA: poster title)
  13. Itan no natsu (2003) (TV)
  14. T.R.Y. (2003) .... Masanobu Azuma
  15. Hi wa mata noboru (2002) .... Okubo
  16. Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001) .... Fujiwara no Michinaga/Fujiwara no Nobutaka
    ... aka Genji: A Thousand-Year Love
  17. Oboreru sakana (2001) .... Miyota
  18. Ningen no shômei 2001 (2001) (TV)
  19. "Hojo Tokimune" (2001) TV series
  20. Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa (2000) .... Ishida
  21. Supêsutoraberâzu (2000) .... Sakamaki ("Crusher")
    ... aka Space Travelers (International: English title)
  22. "Ikebukuro West Gate park" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)

  23. Kizuna (1998) .... Detective Sako Akio
    ... aka Bonds (Japan: English title)
  24. Rajio no jikan (1997) .... Raita Onuki, the truck driver
    ... aka Radio no jikan
    ... aka Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
  25. "Tetsuko's Room" .... Co-emcee (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode #21.1 (1996) TV episode .... Co-emcee
  26. Kimitachi ga ite boku ga iru II (1992) (TV)
  27. Kimitachi ga ite boku ga iru (1992) (TV)
  28. Bakumatsu jyunjyoden (1991) .... Ryouma Sakamoto
  29. "Takeda Shingen" (1990) TV mini-series .... Narrator

  30. "Dokugan-ryu Masamune" .... Date Masamune (50 episodes, 1987)
        - Episode #1.1 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.10 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.11 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.12 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.13 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
          (45 more)
  31. Umi to dokuyaku (1986) .... Toda
    ... aka The Sea and Poison (USA)
  32. Tampopo (1985) .... Gun
    ... aka Dandelion (International: English title)
  33. Kekkon annai mystery (1985) .... Funayama Tetsuya/Masakazu Sekine
  34. Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (1984) .... Tetsuo
    ... aka MacArthur's Children
  35. "Sanga moyu" (1984) TV series
    ... aka The Burning Mountain River
Producer:
  1. Ashita no kioku (2006) (executive producer)
    ... aka Memories of Tomorrow (USA)
Self:
  1. "ETV Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Kei Kumai: Challenging the Darkside of the Post-War Japan (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Live Earth (2007) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Live Earth 7.7.07 (International: English title: poster title)
    ... aka Live Earth Alert (Netherlands: festival title)
    ... aka Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title)
    ... aka SOS: The Movement for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title: poster title)
  3. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Foreign-Language Films Montage
  4. "Current TV" (2005) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 2006)
  5. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Batman Begins: An Origin Story (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Sekai ga moshi hyaku nin no mura dattara 3 (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
  7. Tetsuko no heya 30nen special (2005) (TV) .... Guest
  8. Ashes and Snow (2005) .... Japanese Voice
  9. On the Set: Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Chairman

  10. Making of 'Tampopo' (1986) (V) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... The Chairman


Additional Details

Other Works:
Print ad, American Express credit card, 2006 more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 4 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | War | Biography more
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