Ken Watanabe

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Birth Name: 渡辺謙 / Ken Watanabe

Age: 66, born 21 October 1959

Country of origin: Japan

Currently Residing In: Japan

Height: 6' 0"

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Listal's 100 best Actors *UPDATED* (100 items)
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago

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"Words And Ideas Can Change The World" (103 items)
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Published 13 years, 10 months ago

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Around the world in 80 actors... (80 items)
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Published 16 years, 5 months ago

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Batman Villains (34 items)
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Published 16 years, 1 month ago

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77 votes

Asian Actors -catalog- (93 items)
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Published 15 years, 7 months ago

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Description: 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, the film that introduced him to Western audiences, was his fourth film released in 2003, and he has also starred in roles as ... (more)

Tags: Actor (32), Japanese (9), Inception (5), Born 1959 (5), Male (4), Asian (3), The Last Samurai (3), Handsome (3), Memoirs Of A Geisha (2), Charming (2), Batman Begins (2), Supporting Actor (1), Actors Who Make Every Movie Better (1), Oscar Nominated Actor (1), Still Living (1), Need Leading Roles (1), October 21 (1), Born In October (1), Born In 1959 (1), Wolverine (1)

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1. Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People (2009)

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International actors (438 person items)

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Top 25 Actors 25 Years into the 21st Century (25 person items)

"Acting Range: 2000 - Present Ten Noteworthy Performances in: The Last Samurai Memoirs of a Geisha Batman Begins Memories of Tomorrow Letters from Iwo Jima Inception Godzilla 1 and 2 Isle of Dogs The Creator Tokyo Vice (TV) "

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Births: Around the world (158 person items)

"Japan"

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My Favorite Performances of 2003 (Male) (25 person items)

" Katsumoto - The Last Samurai "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." "

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My Favorite Performances of 2006 (Male) (25 person items)

" General Tadamichi Kuribayashi - Letters from Iwo Jima "If our children can live safely for one more day it would be worth the one more day that we defend this island." "