Acting
Ken Takakura
- Titles
- 92movies4TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19562012
- Leading roles
- 78top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Wolves, Pigs & Men77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Violence6.0average 4.3
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Adrenaline6.0average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Gritty Realism 5
- Female Protagonist 4
- Crime Thriller 4
- Yakuza 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Yakuza Film 3
- Crime 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Redemption Story 3
- Character Study 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masao YagiComposerThe Chivalrous Life, Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2, Abashiri Prison, New Prison Walls of Abashiri, Prison Walls of Abashiri 3, +7 more
Kunie TanakaActorStation, Older brother, Manhunt, Demon, Winter's Flower, +6 more
Kenji ImaiActorFour Hours of Terror, Jet Air Base 101, The International Gang of Kobe, Yakuza of the Present, Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san, +5 more
Teruo IshiiWriterGreat Jailbreak, Flower, Storm and Gangster, Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2, Abashiri Prison, Yakuza of the Present, +5 more
Yasuo FuruhataDirectorStation, Railroad Man, Demon, Dearest, Winter's Flower, +5 more
Sumiko FujiActorThe Last Kamikaze, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, Red Peony Gambler, The Chivalrous Life, Buddies, +4 more
Kyōsuke MachidaActorThe Yakuza, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, Red Peony Gambler, Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo, Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony, +3 more
Koji TsurutaActorThe Last Kamikaze, Flower, Storm and Gangster, The Biggest Gamble, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, Classmates, +3 more- IIchirō HoshijimaCinematographerWolves, Pigs & Men, Flower, Storm and Gangster, Brutal Tales of Chivalry, The Chivalrous Life, Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love, +3 more
Chūji KinoshitaComposerFour Hours of Terror, Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony, Japan's Top Gangster, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, Samurai Geisha, +3 more- OOsamu TanakaEditorThe Bullet Train, Golgo 13, Wolves, Pigs & Men, Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo, The Domain: Flower and Dragon, +3 more
- FFumio SodaEditorGreat Jailbreak, Men in a Rough Town, Gang Loyalty and Vengeance, Devil's Nursery Rhyme, Tales of President Mito, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
922010s
1 titles · average score 68
68
Dearest (2012)
as Eiji Shimakura
2000s
2 titles · average score 72
72
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
as Gou-ichi Takata
The Firefly (2001)
as Yamaoka Shuji
1990s
6 titles · average score 66
70
Railroad Man (1999)
as Otomatsu Sato
SMAP×SMAP (1996)
TV show · as Bistro Guest
69
47 Ronin (1994)
as Kuranosuke Oishi
59
Mr. Baseball (1992)
as Uchiyama
An Elegy of Tyrole (1992)
TV show · as Tateishi Jiro
1980s
11 titles · average score 69
65
Black Rain (1989)
as Masahiro
Buddies (1989)
as Kadokura
To the Sea, See You (1988)
as Eiji Honma
69
Demon (1985)
as Shuji
74
Antarctica (1983)
as Ushioda
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
as Eiji
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
as Go Akutsu
Karate Cop (1982)
as Detective Mikami
65
Station (1981)
as Eiji Mikami
74
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
as Kosaku Tajima
The Revolt (1980)
as Keisuke Miyagi
1970s
20 titles · average score 65
58
Never Give Up (1978)
as Takeshi Ajisawa
Winter's Flower (1978)
as Hidetsugu Kano
70
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
as Yusaku Shima
66
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
as Captain Tokushima
66
Manhunt (1976)
as Morioka
68
The Bullet Train (1975)
as Tetsuo Okita
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)
as Masato Dan
71
The Yakuza (1974)
as Tanaka Ken
The Homeless (1974)
as Jokichi Anabuki
55
Golgo 13 (1973)
as Duke Togo / Golgo 13
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)
as Kuramoto
The Last Kamikaze (1970)
as Koji Yashiro
1960s
44 titles · average score 71
69
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
as Shogo Hanaoka
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
as Hanada Hidejiro
Samurai Geisha (1969)
as Shimada Seikichi
70
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
as Naoki Katagiri
The Drifting Avenger (1968)
as Ken Kato
The Kamikaze Guy (1966)
as Fumio Kuroki
72
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
as Sasaki Kojiro
70
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
as Seiji Terajima
77
Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)
as Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
An Outlaw (1964)
as Minami
Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962)
as Naomori
1950s
8 titles
Four Hours of Terror (1959)
as Captain Yamamoto
Men in a Rough Town (1959)
as Fumio Sone
The Outsiders (1958)
as Ichitaro Kazamori
Sister with Sister (1958)
as Hiroshi Ishioka
Men Fighting Whales (1957)
as Yosuke Yamagami
Jet Air Base 101 (1957)
as Jiro Nakata
Manchurian Sunset (1956)
as Shintaro