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- Inception2010
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- Tokyo Vice2022
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- Letters From Iwo Jima2007
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant2009
- The Sea of Trees2016
- Kensuke's Kingdom2024
- Unforgiven2013
- Fukushima 502020
- Bel Canto2018
- The Unbroken2009
- Rage2016
- Memories of Tomorrow2006
- Saka no Ue no Kumo2009
Explore the acting career of Ken Watanabe, a Japanese star who has appeared in Hollywood blockbusters like The Last Samurai, Inception and Godzilla. Find out his awards, trivia, personal details and more on IMDb.
- January 1, 1
- 1.84 m
- Uonuma, Japan
Find out the full list of movies and TV shows that Ken Watanabe has acted in, from Inception to Godzilla. See his birth name, birth place, profession and awards.
Watanabe was introduced to most Western audiences in the 2003 American film The Last Samurai, set in 19th Century Japan. His performance as Lord Katsumoto earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Watanabe appeared in the 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha, playing Chairman Iwamura.
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Browse the movies and TV shows of Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor known for his roles in Inception, Godzilla, The Last Samurai and more. See his highest and lowest rated films, photos, and upcoming projects.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit67%76%Harun (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetUnknown (Voice)67%65%Masao Yoshida (Character)42%83%Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Character)Browse the most popular titles featuring Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor known for his roles in Inception, Godzilla, The Last Samurai, and more. See ratings, genres, directors, and co-stars for each movie and TV show.
Godzilla (2014) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) The Creator (2023) Inception (2010) The Last Samurai (2003) Batman Begins (2005) Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) TV. Tokyo Vice (2022) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Year One in the North (2005) Isle of Dogs (2018)
Movies 59. TV Shows 22. Department. Acting 81. Production 1. 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 ...