Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

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.

Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1959-10-21
Place of Birth: Koide, Niigata, Japan
Also Known As: 渡邊謙, 渡辺謙

Movies List of Ken Watanabe

Image Batman Begins

Batman Begins (2005)

Image Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Image The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

Tampopo (1985)

Image Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

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

Image Inception

Inception (2010)

Shanghai (2010)

T.R.Y. (2003)

Image Space Travelers

Space Travelers (2000)

第三の時効 ()

Image The Creator

The Creator (2023)

Image Unforgiven

Unforgiven (2013)

Godzilla (2014)

Image Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow (2006)

Image The Making of "Tampopo"

The Making of "Tampopo" (1986)

Image 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)

Image The Unbroken

The Unbroken (2009)

Image A School Behind Bars

A School Behind Bars (2010)

Image Year One in the North

Year One in the North (2005)

Image Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home

Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (2012)

Image Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

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

Earth (2007)

Image Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Image True Love: Making The Creator

True Love: Making The Creator (2023)

Image The Whispered City

The Whispered City (2000)

Image Drowning Fish

Drowning Fish (2001)

Image The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison (1986)

Image Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween

Dirty, Clean, & Inbetween (2017)

Image MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children (1984)

Image Evolution Within Extinction

Evolution Within Extinction (2014)

Image Hanzo, the Razor

Hanzo, the Razor (1993)

Image All Lives

All Lives (2024)

Image Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Image Snow Jack

Snow Jack (2014)

Rage (2016)

Image Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi

Ganryujima: Kojiro and Musashi (1992)

Image Kekkon Annai Mystery

Kekkon Annai Mystery (1985)

Image The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees (2016)

Image Commando Invasion

Commando Invasion (1987)

Image Ai inochi - Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera -

Ai inochi - Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomi Dera - (2011)

Image Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga (1992)

Image Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)

Image Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Image Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance

Bruce's Fists Of Vengeance (1980)

Image Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Image Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Image Bel Canto

Bel Canto (2018)

Image Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50 (2020)

Image The Memories of Happiness

The Memories of Happiness (2017)

Image The King and I

The King and I (2018)

Image Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)

Bonds (1998)

Image Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

Image Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin (1990)

Image Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993)

Image Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Image 7 Guardians of the Tomb

7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018)

Image Another Battle/Conspiracy

Another Battle/Conspiracy (2003)

Image An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World (2019)

Image A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)