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Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Born: Oct 21, 1959, Koide, Niigata, Japan
Movie Acting Credits
Year Movie Title
Role
    1. Inception
    2010
    1. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
      • Mr. Tall
    2009
    1. Letters From Iwo Jima
      • Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi
    2006
    1. Batman Begins
      • Ra's Al Ghul
    2. Memoirs of a Geisha
      • The Chairman
    2005
    1. The Last Samurai
      • Katsumoto
    2003
    1. Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
      • Raita Onuki, the truck driver
    1998
    1. Tampopo
      • Gun
    1986
Won Award
Year Movie / Show
Nomination
Awarded By
      • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
        Screen Actors Guild Awards
      The Last Samurai
    2003
      • Best Supporting Actor
        Academy Award
      The Last Samurai
    2003