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   Chiemi Eri. . . ( m. 1959; div. 1971) . Ken Takakura ( Japanese: 高倉 健, Hepburn: Takakura Ken), born Goichi Oda (小田 剛一, Oda Gōichi, February 16, 1931 – November 10, 2014), was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in over 200 films. Affectionately referred to as "Ken-san" by audiences, he was best known for his brooding style ...

2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0847264Ken Takakura - IMDb

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   Ken Takakura. Actor: Black Rain. Ken Takakura was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic, honorable presence he brought to his roles. Known as the "Clint Eastwood" of Japan, Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Tokyo, Japan

3. www.tasteofcinema.com › 2015 › the-12-best-kenThe 12 Best Ken Takakura Movies You Need To Watch

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   Feb 23, 2015 · Ken Takakura seldom played the roles of wise-cracking vigilante cops or cynic cowboys, Eastwood became famous for in the 1960s. Indeed, the punkish nonchalance and characteristic tough guy swagger of his on-screen persona in his earlier career bore more resemblance to a young Steve McQueen.

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   Nov 10, 2014 · Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was ...

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6. www.rottentomatoes.com › celebrity › ken_takakuraKen Takakura | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Ken Takakura died of lymphoma on November 10, 2014, at the age of 83. Show Less Show More. Highest rated movies. 80% Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. 60% The Yakuza. Black ...

   Tomatometer®	Audience Score	Title	Credit
   No Score Yet	Rotten audience score. 47%	Dearest	Eiji Kurashima (Character)
   80%	Fresh audience score. 81%	Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles	Gou-ichi Takata (Character)
   No Score Yet	No Score Yet	Hotaru	Yamaoka Shûji (Character)
   No Score Yet	Fresh audience score. 79%	Poppoya: Railroad Man	Otomatsu Sato (Character)

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7. cinemaone.net › actor › 73427Ken Takakura : Movies - CinemaOne

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   Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was ...

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   Why is Ken Takakura so famous?

   • Becoming the most successful film series of the 1960s in Japan with almost every film reaching top spots at the annual box-office, it boosted Ken Takakura’s fame to enormous proportions and made him the most popular Japanese film star of of his time.

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   Did Takakura ever make a movie?

   • He did the same playing a crime boss for Sydney Pollack in his next English-language effort, "The Yakuza" (1975). Takakura did not pursue any ongoing connection with Hollywood, but rather continued to make Japanese hits, including "Eki/Station" (1981), "Antarctica" (1982), and "A Un/Buddies" (1989), films with little release in the West.

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   What was Takakura's last movie?

   • Takakura next appeared in Kon Ichikawa's international hit "47 Ronin" (1994). The drama "Railroad Man" (1999) and Yasuo Furuhata's acclaimed "The Firefly" (2001) followed. Zhang Yimou's "Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles" (2005) and Furuhata's "Dearest" (2012) proved to be the semi-retired Takakura's final films.

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   Who is Takakura in 'the Yakuza' & 'Black Rain'?

   • Takakura gained international recognition after starring in the 1975 Sydney Pollack sleeper hit The Yakuza (1974) with Robert Mitchum and is probably best known in the West for his role in Ridley Scott 's Black Rain (1989) in which he surprises American cops played by Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia by showing he can speak English.

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9. www.allmovie.com › artist › ken-takakura-vn15525958Ken Takakura | Movies and Filmography | AllMovie

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   Nov 10, 2014 · Ken Takakura Active - 1958 - 2012 | Born - Feb 16, 1931 | Died - Nov 10, 2014 | Genres - Drama , Action , Adventure Overview ↓