Portrait of Ken Watanabe

Acting

Ken Watanabe

Titles
54movies32TV shows
Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Inception
Inception
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ken Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Character Study 4
  • Japanese History 4
  • Visually Stunning 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Slow-Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
TypeAllMovies50TV shows31
RoleAnyActing31Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s41990s92000s82010s42020s6
GenreAnyDrama19Crime5Family4Mystery4Action & Adventure3War & Politics3Comedy1Sci-Fi & Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

6 titles · average score 79
Poster for Unbound

TV show · as Tamema Okitsugu

Poster for TRUE COLORS

TV show · as Taichirou Tsujimura

GoodWatch79
Poster for Tokyo Vice

TV show · as Hiroto Katagiri

GoodWatch79
Poster for Alice in Borderland

TV show · as Old Gentleman

2010s

4 titles
Poster for Segodon

TV show · as Shimazu Nariakira

Poster for 五年目のひとり

TV show · as 키자키 슈지

Poster for Back of Father

TV show · as Takamura Kouji

2000s

8 titles · average score 78
Poster for Vessel of Sand

TV show · as Shuichiro Imanishi

Poster for Hojo Tokimune

TV show · as Hojo Tokiyori

GoodWatch78
Poster for Ikebukuro West Gate Park

TV show · as Yokoyama

1990s

9 titles
Poster for Gokenin Zankuro

TV show · as Zankuro Matsudaira

Poster for The Fire Still Burns

TV show · as Fujiwara Tsunekiyo

Poster for Baian the Assassin

TV show · as Fujieda Baian

1980s

4 titles
Poster for Masamune Shogun

TV show · as 伊達政宗

Poster for Hanekonma

TV show · as Genzo Onodera

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