Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

  • Born: 1959-10-21
  • Birthplace: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
  • Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
  • Profession: Actor, producer, director
  • Nationality: Japan
  • Graduate School: Prefectural Koide High School
  • Representative Works: "タンポポ", "Taiga", "The Last Samurai: Bushidou", "Anger"
    • Ken Watanabe (Ken Watanabe), born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan, is a Japanese film and television actor.
    In 1985, Ken Watanabe starred in the film "タンポポ" by director Itami juzo [1] . In 1986, Ken Watanabe played an important role in the NHK daytime serial novel "はね Koma " and the movie "The Sea and the Poison " [2] . In 1987, Ken Watanabe starred in the NHK Dahe drama " DokuganryuMasamune " and became popular [2] . In 2003, Ken Watanabe won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Last Samurai: Bushidou . In 2009, Ken Watanabe participated in " Inception ". In 2011, Ken Watanabe won the Best Actor Award at the Monte Carlo TV Festival [3] . In " Transformers: Age of Extinction " released on June 27, 2014 , Ken Watanabe dubbed the Autobot "Drift" [4] . In 2016, the starring movie " Anger " is scheduled to be released on September 17 [5] ; in the same year, he starred in the special Teleasa drama "The Fifth Year of a Man" [6] .       

    Early Experience

    Ken Watanabe was born in a family of teachers in Uonuma City, Japan. Ken Watanabe has loved the trumpet since he was a child and worked as a trumpet player in the wind club of the county Koide High School. After graduating from high school in 1978, he went to Tokyo to look for opportunities to be an actor   .

    Performing Experience

    When he was a first-year trainee in the "Gen" Theater Troupe training class, he was favored by director Yukio Ninagawa and became the star of the drama "Shitani Mannencho Monogatari"   . In 1985, he starred in the film "タンポポ" by director Itami juzo  . In 1986, Ken Watanabe played an important role in the NHK daytime serial novel "はね Koma " and the movie "The Sea and the Poison "   .
    In 1987, Ken Watanabe starred in the NHK Dahe drama " DokuganryuMasamune " and became popular   . In 1998, starred in "Detective Story".
    In 1989, Ken Watanabe played the protagonist Kenshin Uesugi in the war film "Heaven and Earth". In 1990, Ken Watanabe was diagnosed with sepsis. In 1993, Ken Watanabe once again starred in the big river drama "Brown in Flames"   . Beginning in 2003, Ken Watanabe won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Thomas Cruise Mapother IV 's " The Last Samurai: Bushidou ", and later appeared in " Batman Begins ", " Northern Zero Year " and Acting as the first actor in " Memoirs of a Geisha " .   
    In 2007, he joined " Shinjuku Incident " directed by Er Dongsheng   .
    In 2008, Ken Watanabe collaborated with John C. Riley, Salma Hayek and others to join Universal Pictures’ vampire-themed movie " Monster Circus "   .
    In 2010, he starred in the movie " Inception " directed by Christopher Nolan , in which he played the Japanese energy tycoon Saito . 
    In 2011, Ken Watanabe returned to the Japanese film world, starring in " Little Planet Explorer はやぶさ遥かなる帰帰"   .
    In December 2012, the filming of the film " No Mercy " directed by Lee Sang Il starring Ken Watanabe was completed   .
    On May 16, 2014, " Godzilla " joined by Ken Watanabe was released in North America   . In " Transformers: Age of Extinction " released on June 27 , Ken Watanabe dubbed the Autobot "Drift"   .
    In 2016, the starring movie " Anger " is scheduled to be released on September 17   . Starring in the Teleasa special drama "The Fifth Year of One Person"   .
    In 2017, starring in the TBS New Year SP drama "しあわせのMemory "   . Confirmed to star in the NHK Dahe drama " Nishinowa ", which will be broadcast in 2018, and play the role of Shimadzu Qibin in the play   .
    In 2018, the movie " Bel Canto " co-starred with Julianne Moore was released in the United States . 
    In 2019, starred in the Japanese version of "The Fugitive"   . On May 10, 2019, the live-action Pokémon movie " Pokémon Detective Pikachu " co-starred with Justice Smith was released in the United States . On May 31, 2019, the movie " Godzilla 2: King of Monsters " was released in the United States .  

    Personal Life

    Marriage
    In 2004, he divorced his wife Yumiko. He has the eldest son Watanabe Dai and daughter Anne  .
    In 2005, the news of the remarriage was disclosed to the Japanese media on December 7th. The bride was actress KAHO MINAMI  . On August 1, 2010, he and his wife KAHO MINAMI held a wedding in Los Angeles, USA   .
    In 2016, he suffered from gastric cancer and underwent endoscopic surgery. He publicly explained his condition to the media in a personal letter on the 9th   .
    Derailment incident
    On March 29, 2017, Ken Watanabe was kicked out by the weekly magazine. He secretly dated a 21-year-old woman, A, for 3 years, and suspected of betraying KAHO MINAMI , his beloved wife of 12 years suffering from breast cancer   .
    On July 15, 2017, Ken Watanabe publicly admitted to cheating   .
    On May 17, 2018, Ken Watanabe announced his divorce from his second wife KAHO MINAMI through the firm   .

    Character Evaluation

    Ken Watanabe, who is 184 cm tall, has a burly figure that is rare in Japan. His correct facial features exude a spirit of firmness and tenacity. In the eyes of the Japanese public, he is one of the "Middle-aged Four Heavenly Kings" in the entertainment industry. In the eyes of Western media, he has more international sensual charm. He was included in the list of the most beautiful people and the sexiest men in existence by the authoritative American magazine "People", and he has also appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine   .
    Ken Watanabe has portrayed a series of unforgettable images on the screen: the last samurai who regards death as home, the passionate chairman who pity and cherish jade, the helpless generals who stand behind their backs, the civil aviation fighter who defends justice, the demented middle-aged who faces reality and so on. Of course, he has also played a grimaceous husband, an indecisive romantic nobleman, or a crooked dark ninja, but those who are deeply in the audience's memory are always those tragic heroes who stalk the earth. Ken Watanabe seems to have become a symbol. He is the "Eastern Samurai" who stands in the world of film and continues to interpret the traditional spiritual connotation of a true man   .
    Extended Reading

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    • Danielle 2022-01-13 08:01:14

      Do you know the correct way to eat noodles

      The correct way to eat noodles:
      First, look at the whole bowl,
      you see the vegetables shining,
      appreciate its shape, taste its fragrance,
      the jewel-like brilliance on the surface, the pickles are shining, and
      then, the seaweed slowly The scallion is sinking while the green onions float.
      Then, focus...

    • Jovani 2022-01-13 08:01:14

      This paragraph is excellent

      Yakusho Koji was at the beach and met a little loli who caught oysters. He bought one and wanted to eat it, but accidentally cut his mouth. So little Lori helped him pry off the oyster meat, put it in her palm, and handed it to him. It was not intentional, but after Hiroshi Yakusho took a sip with...

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    • Krista 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      In addition to taking the story of dandelion as the main line, there are also many humorous short stories about food, thus forming a tribute to "eating". My favorite is the branch of Yakusho Hiroji, the uncle was too pretentious when he was young.

    • Alexandra 2022-04-23 07:03:41

      Generally speaking, it is an inspirational movie, and the little stories about food color are the highlights.

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    • Student of ramen eating: [voiceover] One fine day... I went out with an old man. He's studied noodles for 40 years. He was showing me the right way to eat them.

      Student of ramen eating: Master... soup first or noodles first?

      Old gentleman: First, observe the whole bowl.

      Student of ramen eating: Yes, sir.

      Old gentleman: Appreciate its gestalt. Savor the aromas. Jewels of fat glittering on the surface. Shinachiku roots shining. Seaweed slowly sinking. Spring onions floating. Concentrate on the three pork slices. They play the key role, but stay modestly hidden. First caress the surface with the chopstick tips.

      Student of ramen eating: What for?

      Old gentleman: To express affection.

      Student of ramen eating: I see.

      Old gentleman: Then poke the pork.

      Student of ramen eating: Eat the pork first?

      Old gentleman: No. Just touch it. Caress it with the chopstick tips. Gently pick it up and dip it into the soup on the right of the bowl. What's important here is to apologize to the pork by saying "see you soon." Finally, start eating-the noodles first. Oh, at this time, while slurping the noodles, look at the pork.

      Student of ramen eating: Yes.

      Old gentleman: Eye it affectionately.

      Student of ramen eating: [voiceover] The old man bit some shinachiku root and chewed it awhile. Then he took some noodles. Still chewing noodles, he took some more shinachiku. Then he sipped some soup. Three times. He sat up, sighed, picked up one slice of pork-as if making a major decision in life-and lightly tapped it on the side of the bowl.

      Student of ramen eating: What for?

      Old gentleman: To drain it. That's all.

    • Old gentleman: Tampopo! Congratulations!

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