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Ken Watanabe (渡辺謙, Watanabe Ken?, born Kensaku Watanabe) is a Japanese actor. He portrays Ishiro Serizawa in Legendary Pictures' Godzilla, and reprised the role in the 2019 sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
- Tampopo (1985) It only took three movies for Watanabe to end up in the world of classic cinema. In his early 20s, the actor played a supporting role in Juzo Itami's surreal comedic masterpiece about the relationship between food, sex, and happiness.
- The Last Samurai (2003) Director Edward Zwick's historical epic, a box office hit at the time both in the United States and Japan, is sometimes dinged in retrospect for the incongruity of its title and the decidedly non-Japanese protagonist played by Tom Cruise.
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Released nearly simultaneously with Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers in order to show both sides of a major World War II battle, Letters from Iwo Jima was originally supposed to be helmed by a different director.
- Inception (2010) After a fake-out role in Batman Begins — where he initially seems to be portraying big bad Ra's al Ghul only to be revealed as a decoy — Watanabe took on a more important character in his next collaboration with director Christopher Nolan.
Jun 3, 2019 · Acclaimed actor Ken Watanabe returns to the MonsterVerse in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Reprising his role from Godzilla (2014) Watanabe plays Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, a scientist for the Monarch organization.
- Justin Quizon
May 16, 2014 · Godzilla: Directed by Gareth Edwards. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, CJ Adams, Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston. The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
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May 17, 2014 · At the New York City press day, I was able to participate in a group interview with Ken Watanabe. He talked about why it was a good idea to remake Godzilla, the background of his character,...
- Steven Weintraub
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Aug 28, 2019 · In the film, Ken Watanabe 's character, Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, a member of the Monarch organization, sacrifices himself to heal Godzilla so that the massive beast can fight King Ghidora in...
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