Ken Watanabe
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- Name Ken Watanabe
- Japanese: 渡辺謙 (わたなべ けん)
- Birthdate: October 21, 1959
- Birthplace: Koide, Niigata, Japan
- Height: 184cm
- Blood Type: A
- Family Members: Anne Watanabe (daughter), Dai Watanabe (son), Kaho Minami (wife 12/03/2005)
Actor
Movies
- Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home | Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan (2012) - Junichiro Kawaguchi
- The Unbroken | Shizumanu Taiyo (2009)
- Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
- Shanghai (2008)
- Cirque du Freak (2008)
- Hoshi hitotsu no yoru (Fuji TV / 2007)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - General Kuribayashi
- Memories of Tomorrow | Ashita no kioku (2006) - Masayuki Saeki
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - The Chairman
- Batman Begins (2005) - Ra's Al Ghul
- Year One in the North | Kita no zeronen (2005) - Hideaki Komatsubara
- The Last Samurai (2003) - Katsumoto
- T.R.Y. (2003) - Masanobu Azuma
- Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS | Hi wa mata noboru (2002) - Okubo
- Genji: A Thousand-Year Love | Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001) - Fujiwara no Michinaga/Fujiwara no Nobutaka
- Oboreru sakana (2001) - Miyota
- Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa (2000) - Ishida
- Space Travelers (2000) - Sakamaki ("Crusher")
- Bonds | Kizuna (1998) - Detective Sako Akio
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | Rajio no jikan (1997) - Raita Onuki, the truck driver
- Bakumatsu jyunjyoden (1991) - Ryouma Sakamoto
- The Sea and Poison | Umi to dokuyaku (1986) - Toda
- Tampopo (1985) - Gun
- Kekkon annai mystery (1985) - Funayama Tetsuya/Masakazu Sekine
- MacArthur's Children | Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (1984) - Tetsuo
TV Dramas
- Keiji Ichidai: Hiratsuka Hachibe no Showa Jikenshi (TV Asahi / 2009)
- Vessel of Sand | Suna no Utsuwa (TBS / 2004)
- Hojo Tokimune (NHK / 2001)
- Local News, Section 3 | Kochira Dai San Shakaibu (TBS / 2001)
- Ikebukuro West Gate park (2000)
TV Movies
- Ai Inochi ~Shinjuku Kabukicho Kakekomidera~ (TV Asahi / 2011) - Hidemori Hirayama
- A School Behind Bars | Hei no Naka no Chuugakou (TBS / 2010)
- Hoshi hitotsu no yoru (Fuji TV / 2007)
Producer
- Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home | Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan (2012)
Awards
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" ("The Unbroken") - 2010 (33rd) Japan Academy Prize - March 5, 2010
- "Best Actor" ("The Unbroken") - 34th Hochi Film Awards - November 2009
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" ("Memories of Tomorrow") - 2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize - February 16, 2007
- "Best Actor" ("Memories of Tomorrow") - 2006 (49th) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 13, 2007
- "Best Actor" ("Memories of Tomorrow") - 2006 (19th) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 28, 2006
- "Special Award" ("The Last Samurai") - 2003 (46th) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 6, 2004
Naz Says:
Jun 16 2011 2:05 pm
Wow! Ken Watanabe was Genzo! You are right, Farzaneh! I have good memories with that series, as well. I really liked it. I remember their wedding night. But if it wasn't for your comments, I would have never known that it was Ken Watanabe who played Genzo. Thanks!
And thank you for the good memories, Ken!
farzaneh Says:
Apr 18 2011 2:21 pm
hi , i am 30 years old and i saw you many years ago(about 20 years ago) in the tv serial in iran that your role was genzo and haniko was your wife,i love that serial and i watched that for many times, i was a little girl in that time but i liked you and haniko, and it is a good memory of that time for me,i hope hapiness for you genzo!