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CelebrityKen Watanabe Bio ( Age: 50, Height: 6' 0¾" )
Born October 21, 1959, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, Ken Watanabe began a life in the theatre while he was still an acting student.
His first television appearance came in 1982 and was followed in 1985 by a small role in the hit crossover film Tampopo. But it was Watanabe's role as samurai leader Date Masamune in the TV series "Dokugan-ryu Masamune" (1987) that earned him a huge following in Japan.
After surviving a bout of leukemia, Watanabe slowly worked his way back into acting, an endeavor that culminated in an Oscar-nominated performance in The Last Samurai (2003) opposite Tom Cruise. He followed his first American triumph with a role as a villain in Batman Begins (2005). ... - from Netflix
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"Tetsuko no heya" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)... aka Tetsuko's Room (International: English title) - Ken Watanabe (2009) TV episode .... Himself - www.imdb.comKen Watanabe (渡辺 謙, Watanabe Ken?, 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 Moritsu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Contents - en.wikipedia.org
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Both of Ken Watanabe's parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24 when a director of England's National Theatre Company, where he was studying, told him that acting was his special gift. Ken is mostly known in Japan for playing samurais. He incorporates the samurai's values in his daily life by not amassing too many material possessions and by living his life with honor, pride and discipline. The Last Samurai (20 - us.imdb.comKen Watanabe Biography - Yahoo! Movies
It is no wonder that actor Ken Watanabe has played many roles as a Japanese samurai throughout much his career. Like the warriors of old, Watanabe has practiced a code of humility, honor and modesty with his approach to acting and stardom—even his first name is a common moniker meaning modesty. Watanabe has also faced death with the fearlessness of the samurai when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1989. Though he would eventually recover, Watanabe spent the first half of the 1990s in and out of the hospi - movies.yahoo.comKen Watanabe Pictures
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:: The Playlist ::: Director Andrew Jarecki Buys Back U.S. Rights ...
The long ago completed, WWII Oscar bait drama "Shanghai" starring John Cusack, Franka Potente, Rinko Kikuchi, Chow Yun-Fat and Ken Watanabe is still without a release, while the ripped-from-the-headlines drama "All Good Things" starring ... by Kevin Jagernauth
'Shizumanu' wins at Japan Academy awards
TOKYO -- "Shizumanu Taiyo" ("The Sun That Doesn't Set") took best picture, with Ken Watanabe taking best actor for the film, at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize awards Friday. The story of Japan Airlines flight 123 that crashed into a ... by By Gavin J. Blair
Movie On: 33rd Japan Academy Prize
Think will watch the winner because I do enjoy Ken Watanabe performances, but I expect the story to be hard to watch. Still could be interesting to find how a Japanese filmmaker does this kind of story. I'll tell you what the story is ... by Storyteller
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DiCaprio will head to Kyoto for a short holiday over the weekend, but he will be back in a few months to promote his thriller “Inception,” with Ken Watanabe. “Shutter Island” opens in Japan on April 9. Similar Posts ... by Taly
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