Also Known As: 渡邊謙, 渡辺 謙, کِن واتانابه
Ken Watanabe
📍Born in 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
Batman Begins
as Ra's al Ghul
Letters from Iwo Jima
as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
The Last Samurai
as Moritsugu Katsumoto
Tampopo
as Gun
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Mr. Tall
Inception
as Saito
Shanghai
as Tanaka
T.R.Y.
as Masanobu Azuma
Space Travelers
as Sakamaki ("Crusher")
第三の時効
The Creator
as Harun
Unforgiven
as Jubee Kamata
Crew Work
📌 Quick Info
Born
October 21, 1959
Place of Birth
Uonuma, Niigata, Japan
Department
Acting
Popularity
3.5
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
103
Acting Roles
4
Crew Roles
69
Movies
34
TV Shows