Acting
Ken Takakura
- Titles
- 94movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2012, busiest in 1965 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 79top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Antarctica79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Violence6.1average 4.2
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Adrenaline6.0average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 11
- Yakuza 5
- Crime Thriller 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Female Protagonist 4
- Gritty Realism 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Gang Warfare 4
- Yakuza Film 4
- Gritty Crime Drama 3
- Cultural Clash 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masao YagiComposerAbashiri Prison, Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2, Prison Walls of Abashiri 3, The Chivalrous Life, The Kamikaze Guy, +7 more
Kunie TanakaActorManhunt, Older brother, Great Jailbreak, Station, Abashiri Prison, +6 more
Chūji KinoshitaComposerGolgo 13, Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony, Four Hours of Terror, The Domain: Flower and Dragon, Japan's Top Gangster, +6 more
Kenji ImaiActorFour Hours of Terror, The International Gang of Kobe, The Homeless, Jet Air Base 101, Yakuza of the Present, +5 more
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorRailroad Man, Station, Dearest, Choji Snack Bar, The Firefly, +5 more
Teruo IshiiWriterGreat Jailbreak, Abashiri Prison, Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2, Prison Walls of Abashiri 3, Yakuza of the Present, +5 more
Sumiko FujiActorRed Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony, Red Peony Gambler, Buddies, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, Samurai Geisha, +4 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorRed Peony Gambler, Japan's Top Gangster, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, Samurai Geisha, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, +4 more
- FFumio SodaEditorGreat Jailbreak, The Outsiders, Night of the Suspicions, The Bastards of Lawless Town, Men Fighting Whales, +4 more
Kyōsuke MachidaActorThe Yakuza, Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony, Abashiri Prison, Red Peony Gambler, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, +3 more
Rinichi YamamotoActorThe Domain: Flower and Dragon, Winter's Flower, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, Employee Full of Fight, The Biggest Gamble, +3 more
Masahiro MakinoDirectorThe Domain: Flower and Dragon, Rogue, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, The Chivalrous Life, New Prison Walls of Abashiri, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
942010s
1 title · average score 61
as Eiji Shimakura
2000s
2 titles · average score 76
as Gou-ichi Takata
as Yamaoka Shuji
1990s
6 titles · average score 58
as Otomatsu Sato
TV show · as Bistro Guest
as Kuranosuke Oishi
as Uchiyama
TV show · as Tateishi Jiro
1980s
11 titles · average score 70
as Masahiro
as Kadokura
as Eiji Honma
as Shuji
as Ushioda
as Eiji
as Go Akutsu
as Detective Mikami
as Eiji Mikami
as Kosaku Tajima
as Keisuke Miyagi
1970s
20 titles · average score 65
as Takeshi Ajisawa
as Hidetsugu Kano
as Yusaku Shima
as Captain Tokushima
as Morioka
as Tetsuo Okita
as Ichiro Kozue
as Masato Dan
as Tanaka Ken
as Jokichi Anabuki
as Duke Togo / Golgo 13
as Kuramoto
1960s
44 titles · average score 73
as Shogo Hanaoka
as Shimada Seikichi
as Naoki Katagiri
as Ken Kato
as Fumio Kuroki
as Shinichi Tachibana
as Seiji Terajima
as Sasaki Kojiro
as Shinichi Tachibana
as Shinichi Tachibana
as Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
as Tetsu
1950s
10 titles
as Captain Yamamoto
as Fumio Sone
as 久里 / 島
as Ichitaro Kazamori
as Hiroshi Ishioka
as Yosuke Yamagami
as Jiro Nakata
as 島田寿夫
as Shintaro