Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Actor. Born 21 October 1959 in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan.

12

Titles on Fi1m

70

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 12 titles

1

Oscar nomination

Born

21 October 1959, Uonuma, Niigata, Japan

Active

1985–present

Frequently works with

Brian Rogers, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Gareth Edwards, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull

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Ken Watanabe — Ken Watanabe在ロサンゼルス日本国総領事館 Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pictured: Consul General Akira Muto, Actor Ken Watanabe, Japan House LA President Yuko Kaifu and CEO of LA County Sachi Hamai at Dodger Stadium. (2022) — Pictured: Consul General Akira Muto, Actor Ken Watanabe, Japan House LA President Yuko Kaifu and CEO of LA County Sachi Hamai at Dodger Stadium. (2022)在ロサンゼルス日本国総領事館 Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

IMG_2157duncan_su, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ken Watanabe leaving the press conference for "Letters from Iwo Jima", Hyatt Hotel, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (2007) — Ken Watanabe leaving the press conference for "Letters from Iwo Jima", Hyatt Hotel, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (2007)Thore Siebrands from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

At the NYC opening of "Memories of Tomorrow" (2007) — At the NYC opening of "Memories of Tomorrow" (2007)Eric Ishii Eckhardt from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At the NYC opening of "Memories of Tomorrow" (2007) — At the NYC opening of "Memories of Tomorrow" (2007)Eric Ishii Eckhardt from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

Ken Watanabe — Ken WatanabeImage via TMDB

Photographs: 在ロサンゼルス日本国総領事館 Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, CC BY 4.0 (licence); 在ロサンゼルス日本国総領事館 Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles, CC BY 4.0 (licence); duncan_su, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Thore Siebrands from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Eric Ishii Eckhardt from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Eric Ishii Eckhardt from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.