Acting
Ken Watanabe
- Titles
- 58movies33TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 52top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Tampopo88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Violence5.4average 4.3
- Adrenaline5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
- Cringe Humor1.5, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 10
- Political Intrigue 9
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Visually Stunning 4
- Japanese History 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Melancholy 3
- Power Struggles 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Akira EmotoActorThe Final Piece, Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko, Unforgiven, A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
Jun MihoActorBaian the Assassin, Izakaya Chōji, Baian the Assassin
Sally HawkinsActorGodzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla, Kensuke's Kingdom
Koichi SatoActorFukushima 50, The Fire Still Burns, Unforgiven
Isao HashizumeActor横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS), Baian the Assassin, Baian the Assassin
Kyôko KishidaActorGokenin Zankuro, Kagi-shi, The Sea and Poison
Koji YakushoActorMemoirs of a Geisha, Tampopo, Bonds
Etsushi ToyokawaActorThe Fire Still Burns, Year One in the North, Toubousha
Takashi SasanoActor川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語, Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho, 星ひとつの夜
Renji IshibashiActorKagi-shi, Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home, Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Hans ZimmerComposerInception, The Last Samurai, The Creator
Pietro ScaliaEditorMemoirs of a Geisha, The Sea of Trees, Ashes and Snow
Movies and TV shows
262000s
26 titles · average score 70
69
The Unbroken (2009)
as Hajime Onchi
74
Earth (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
星ひとつの夜 (2007)
as Nonoyama Hiroji
85
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
69
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
as Masayuki Saeki
60
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
as Chairman
Year One in the North (2005)
as Komatsubara Hideaki
76
Ashes and Snow (2005)
as Japanese Narrator (voice)
80
Batman Begins (2005)
as Ra's al Ghul
Vessel of Sand (2004)
TV show · as Shuichiro Imanishi
69
The Last Samurai (2003)
as Moritsugu Katsumoto
T.R.Y. (2003)
as Masanobu Azuma
Another Battle/Conspiracy (2003)
as Fujimaki Hiroaki
藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」 (2003)
TV show
川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 (2003)
TV show
強行犯捜査第七係 (2002)
TV show
横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS) (2002)
TV show
Hojo Tokimune (2001)
TV show · as Hojo Tokiyori
Proof of the Man 2001 (2001)
as Munesue Koichiro
Drowning Fish (2001)
as Miyota
76
Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
TV show · as Yokoyama
64
Space Travelers (2000)
as Sakamaki ("Crusher")
The Whispered City (2000)
as Ishida