Ken Watanabe
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Birth Name: 渡辺謙 / Ken Watanabe
Age: 65, 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*
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago
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"Words And Ideas Can Change The World"
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Published 12 years, 3 months ago
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104 votes
Around the world in 80 actors...
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Published 14 years, 10 months ago
25 comments

99 votes
Batman Villains
(34 items)list by SchwarzerAbt
Published 14 years, 6 months ago
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76 votes
Asian Actors -catalog-
(93 items)list by Aira
Published 13 years, 11 months ago
18 comments

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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, the film that introduced him to Western audiences, was his fourth film released in 2003, and he has also starred in roles as
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1. Batman Begins (2005)
Rating: | 7043 Watched |

2. Inception (2010)
Rating: | 5777 Watched |

3. The Last Samurai (2003)
Rating: | 3479 Watched |

5. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Rating: | 1093 Watched |
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1. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
Rating: | 100 Watched |

2. Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
Rating: | 19 Watched |

3. Tokyo Vice (2022)
Rating: | 20 Watched |

4. Made in Hollywood (2005)
Rating: | 23 Watched |
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henrik4075 added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago

" 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." "
henrik4075 added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago

" 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." "
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" 2004 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role KEN WATANABE as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto in THE LAST SAMURAI 2003 | dir: Edward Zwick "
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