Acting
Ken Watanabe
Born 21 October 1959
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 Act…
Acting
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11
Credits
1986
Active since
Known for
Filmography
11 credits
- 2003The Last Samuraias Moritsugu KatsumotoMovie
- 2022Tokyo Viceas Hiroto KatagiriSeries
- 2010Inceptionas SaitoMovie
- 1986Hanekonmaas Genzo OnoderaSeries
- 2019Godzilla: King of the Monstersas Dr. Ishiro SerizawaMovie
- 2019Pokémon Detective Pikachuas Lieutenant Hide YoshidaMovie
- 2014Godzillaas Dr. Ishiro SerizawaMovie
- 2025Kokuhoas Hanjiro HanaiMovie
- 2005Batman Beginsas Ra's al GhulMovie
- 2018Isle of Dogsas Head Surgeon (voice)Movie
- 2022Tokyo ViceExecutive ProducerSeries