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Birth Name: ๆธก่พบ่ฌ / Ken Watanabe
Age: 63, born 21 October 1959
Born and residing in: 
Japan
Height: 6' 0"
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Listal's 100 best Actors *UPDATED*
(100 items)list by propelas
Published 11 years, 5 months ago 
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228 comments
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"Words And Ideas Can Change The World"
(103 items)list by Villiana
Published 10 years, 3 months ago
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64 comments
104 votes
Around the world in 80 actors...
(80 items)list by sleepless101
Published 12 years, 10 months ago
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25 comments
98 votes
Batman Villains
(34 items)list by SchwarzerAbt
Published 12 years, 6 months ago
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13 comments
76 votes
Asian Actors -catalog-
(93 items)list by Aira
Published 11 years, 11 months ago
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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: | 6973 Watched |
2. Inception (2010)
| Rating: | 5710 Watched |
3. The Last Samurai (2003)
| Rating: | 3450 Watched |
| Rating: | 2163 Watched |
5. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
| Rating: | 1082 Watched |
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1. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
| Rating: | 91 Watched |
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3. Tokyo Vice
| Rating: | 13 Watched |
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5. Current TV
| Rating: | 5 Watched |
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Academy Awards nominated performances I've seen (436 person items)" 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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