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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View Alice in Borderland
Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland

2020Series
8.1
View Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990Series
9.5
View Inception
Inception

Inception

2010Film
8.4
View Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice

2022Series
7.8
View Segodon
Segodon

Segodon

2018Series
8.3
View Back of Father
Back of Father

Back of Father

2014Series
8.0
View Batman Begins
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005Film
7.7
View The Creator
The Creator

The Creator

2023Film
7.0
View Masamune Shogun
Masamune Shogun

Masamune Shogun

1987Series
9.2
View The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003Film
7.6
View Hanekonma
Hanekonma

Hanekonma

1986Series
8.0
View Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019Film
6.7