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Ken Watanabe (Japanese: Watanabe Ken, pseudonym: Watanabe sword, English: Ken Watanabe, October 21, 1959 -) is a Japanese actor. Born in Koide Town, Kita Uonuma County, Niigata Prefecture (today's Uonuma City). Ken Watanabe debuted in TV dramas and later became a film actor. His representative works include the NHK Taiga drama "One-Eyed Dragon Masamune" and the movie "The Last Samurai". He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for "The Last Samurai", which made him well-known in the international film industry. Since then, he has collaborated with Hollywood directors many times, starring in "Letter from Iwo Jima" (2006) directed by Clint Eastwood, and "Batman Begins" (2005) and "Full Initiation" (2010) directed by Christopher Nolan.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
Japan
Born
1959-10-21
Wikidata
Q211553
Occupations stage actormovie actortelevision actoractor
Aliases Ken WatanabeWatanabe KenKen WatanabeKen Watanabe
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