Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

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2025 Ken Watanabe played Tanuma Okitsugu in the taiga drama 'Unbound'.
2025 Ken Watanabe is set to play Hanai Hanjiro in 'National Treasure'.
2025 Ken Watanabe played Tanuma Okitsugu in the taiga drama 'Unbound'.
2025 Ken Watanabe is set to play Hanai Hanjiro in 'National Treasure'.
2024 Ken Watanabe voiced the character Kiros in the film 'Mufasa: The Lion King'.
2024 Ken Watanabe starred as Sho Naruse in the TV movie 'All Lives'.
2024 Ken Watanabe voiced the character Kiros in the film 'Mufasa: The Lion King'.
2024 Ken Watanabe starred as Sho Naruse in the TV movie 'All Lives'.
2023 In 'The Creator', Ken Watanabe portrayed the character Harun.
2023 Watanabe remarried for the third time to a woman 21 years his junior after dating for 9 years.
2023 He returned to work with director Gareth Edwards in the science fiction action film The Creator.
2023 Ken Watanabe voiced the character Kensuke in 'Kensuke's Kingdom'.
2023 Voiced Kensuke in 'Kensuke's Kingdom' and played Harun in 'The Creator'
2023 Voiced Kensuke in 'Kensuke's Kingdom' and played Harun in 'The Creator'
2023 In 'The Creator', Ken Watanabe portrayed the character Harun.
2023 Ken Watanabe voiced the character Kensuke in 'Kensuke's Kingdom'.
2023 Watanabe remarried for the third time to a woman 21 years his junior after dating for 9 years.
2023 He returned to work with director Gareth Edwards in the science fiction action film The Creator.
2022 He starred in the HBO Max crime drama series Tokyo Vice.
2022 Ken Watanabe began his role as Hiroto Katagiri in 'Tokyo Vice', which he also executive produced, continuing until 2024.
2022 Ken Watanabe began his role as Hiroto Katagiri in 'Tokyo Vice', which he also executive produced, continuing until 2024.
2022 He starred in the HBO Max crime drama series Tokyo Vice.
2021 Ken Watanabe won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize for his role in Fukushima 50.
2021 Ken Watanabe won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize for his role in Fukushima 50.
2020 Ken Watanabe was part of 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun'.
2020 Ken Watanabe played the role of Masao Yoshida in 'Fukushima 50'.
2020 Ken Watanabe took on the role of Kazuki Kakurai in the mini-series 'The Fugitive'.
2020 Ken Watanabe was part of 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun'.
2020 Ken Watanabe took on the role of Kazuki Kakurai in the mini-series 'The Fugitive'.
2020 Ken Watanabe played the role of Masao Yoshida in 'Fukushima 50'.
2019 Ken Watanabe starred as Masuji Ono in the TV movie 'An Artist of the Floating World'.
2019 Ken Watanabe was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards for his performance in The King and I.
2019 Watanabe starred in two other Hollywood blockbusters, Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
2019 Ken Watanabe returned as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'.
2019 Ken Watanabe portrayed Lt. Hide Yoshida in 'Detective Pikachu', also dubbing for himself in Japanese.
2019 Ken Watanabe was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards for his performance in The King and I.
2019 Ken Watanabe starred as Masuji Ono in the TV movie 'An Artist of the Floating World'.
2019 Ken Watanabe portrayed Lt. Hide Yoshida in 'Detective Pikachu', also dubbing for himself in Japanese.
2019 Ken Watanabe returned as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'.
2019 Watanabe starred in two other Hollywood blockbusters, Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
April 2019 It was announced that Ken Watanabe would star in the upcoming remake of The Fugitive (1993), which is set to take place in Tokyo just before the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
April 2019 It was announced that Ken Watanabe would star in the upcoming remake of The Fugitive (1993), which is set to take place in Tokyo just before the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2018 Ken Watanabe played the role of Shimazu Nariakira in the taiga drama 'Segodon'.
2018 Ken Watanabe returned for 'The King and I'.
2018 In 'Bel Canto', Ken Watanabe played the role of Katsumi Hosokawa.
2018 Ken Watanabe provided the voice of The Emperor of Japan in 'The Samurai of Tsushima'.
2018 Ken Watanabe voiced the Head Surgeon in 'Isle of Dogs'.
2018 Voiced the Head Surgeon in 'Isle of Dogs', the Emperor of Japan in 'The Samurai of Tsushima', and played Katsumi Hosokawa in 'Bel Canto'
2018 Voiced the Head Surgeon in 'Isle of Dogs', the Emperor of Japan in 'The Samurai of Tsushima', and played Katsumi Hosokawa in 'Bel Canto'
2018 Ken Watanabe returned for 'The King and I'.

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