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Ken Watanabe

Born in October 21st, 1959

From Koide, Niigata, Japan

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.

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Ken Watanabe Movies

True Love: Making 'The Creator' Poster
True Love: Making 'The Creator'
November 14, 2023
The Creator Poster
The Creator
September 26, 2023
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Poster
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
May 31, 2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Poster
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
May 10, 2019
Bel Canto Poster
Bel Canto
September 14, 2018
Isle of Dogs Poster
Isle of Dogs
March 17, 2018
7 Guardians of the Tomb Poster
7 Guardians of the Tomb
February 23, 2018
Transformers: The Last Knight Poster
Transformers: The Last Knight
June 21, 2017

Ken Watanabe Videos

'The Creator' Clip: Did You Locate The Weapon58s
'The Creator' Clip: Did You Locate The Weapon
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'The Creator' Trailer
Godzilla - DVD Clip No. 11:06
Godzilla - DVD Clip No. 1
Letters From Iwo Jima - Trailer No. 12:31
Letters From Iwo Jima - Trailer No. 1
Godzilla - Trailer No. 12:21
Godzilla - Trailer No. 1
Godzilla - Trailer No. 22:32
Godzilla - Trailer No. 2

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