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Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙, Watanabe Ken, born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese 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.
IMDb profile of Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor who starred in The Last Samurai, Inception, Godzilla and more. Learn about his life, career, achievements and trivia.
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Learn about the life and career of Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor who starred in The Last Samurai and other Hollywood films. Find out his birth date, height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- October 21, 1959
Ken Watanabe is a Japanese actor who has starred in many films, including Inception, Godzilla, and The Last Samurai. Learn about his career, awards, and personal life on Rotten Tomatoes, the site for movie and TV ratings and reviews.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit67%76%Harun (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetUnknown (Voice)67%65%Masao Yoshida (Character)42%83%Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Character)May 20, 2022 · Interview. ‘Each little thing in my life is precious’: Ken Watanabe on cancer, childhood and Hollywood cliches. Ann Lee. His role in The Last Samurai changed Hollywood’s attitude to Asian...
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Mar 8, 2024 · A list of the Japanese actor's most memorable roles in Hollywood and international films, from Batman Begins to Inception. Find out why Watanabe is a versatile and charismatic performer who can handle action, drama, and comedy.
Apr 10, 2022 · RASCOE: Japanese actor Ken Watanabe plays the role of Hiroto Katagiri, a police detective frustrated by his department's inability to fight crime. And he joins us now from Osaka, Japan. Ken...