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Acting
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe is best known for Alice in Borderland, Tokyo Vice, Ikebukuro West Gate Park and Unbound. Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959. Ken Watanabe is 67 years old (born October 21, 1959).
- Born
- October 21, 1959 (67 years old)
- Place of birth
- Uonuma, Niigata, Japan
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.
Known for
Filmography
- —あなたが欲しい－I WANT YOU－
- 2026Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho東雲朔太郎
- 2025UnboundTamema Okitsugu
- 2025TRUE COLORSTaichirou Tsujimura
- 2022Tokyo ViceHiroto Katagiri
- 2020Toubousha
- 2020Alice in BorderlandOld Gentleman
- 2018SegodonShimazu Nariakira
- 2017NHK WORLD PRIMESelf - Presenter
- 2016五年目のひとり키자키 슈지
- 2015The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk東雲朔太郎
- 2014Back of FatherTakamura Kouji
- 2011Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjoRegular
- 2009刑事一代 平塚八兵衛の昭和事件史
- 2004Vessel of SandShuichiro Imanishi
- 2003川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
- 2003藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」
- 2002横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS)
- 2002強行犯捜査第七係
- 2002Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
- 2001Hojo TokimuneHojo Tokiyori
- 2000Ikebukuro West Gate ParkYokoyama
- 1998Shimei Tehai
- 1995Gokenin ZankuroZankuro Matsudaira
- 1993Kagi-shi
- 1993The Fire Still BurnsFujiwara Tsunekiyo
- 1992Izakaya Chōji
- 1992Waga Machi
- 1991Baian the AssassinFujieda Baian
- 1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
- 1990Musuko no Gokikan
- 1989Oda Nobunaga
- 1987Masamune Shogun伊達政宗
- 1986HanekonmaGenzo Onodera
- 1984A Tale of Two Truncheons
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Ken Watanabe been in?
Ken Watanabe is best known for Alice in Borderland, Tokyo Vice, Ikebukuro West Gate Park and Unbound.
When was Ken Watanabe born?
Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959. (Uonuma, Niigata, Japan)
How old is Ken Watanabe?
Ken Watanabe is 67 years old (born October 21, 1959).
Updated: November 3, 2026 ·