Acting
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for Memories of Tomorrow and in 2010 for Shizumanu Taiyō. He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan's Hollywood blockbusters Batman Begins and Inception.
Acting
- 2026Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho東雲朔太郎9 ep.
- 2025UnboundTamema Okitsugu48 ep.
- 2025TRUE COLORSTaichirou Tsujimura9 ep.
- 2022Tokyo ViceHiroto Katagiri18 ep.
- 2020Alice in BorderlandOld Gentleman1 ep.
- 2020Toubousha2 ep.
- 2018SegodonShimazu Nariakira17 ep.
- 2017NHK WORLD PRIMESelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2016五年目のひとり키자키 슈지1 ep.
- 2015The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk東雲朔太郎9 ep.
- 2014Back of FatherTakamura Kouji1 ep.
- 2011Gyoretsuno dekiru sodanjoRegular1 ep.
- 2009刑事一代 平塚八兵衛の昭和事件史1 ep.
- 2004Vessel of SandShuichiro Imanishi11 ep.
- 2003川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語6 ep.
- 2003藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」1 ep.
- 2002Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko4 ep.
- 2002横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS)6 ep.
- 2002強行犯捜査第七係1 ep.
- 2001Hojo TokimuneHojo Tokiyori49 ep.
- 2000Ikebukuro West Gate ParkYokoyama11 ep.
- 1998Shimei Tehai4 ep.
- 1995Gokenin ZankuroZankuro Matsudaira8 ep.
- 1993The Fire Still BurnsFujiwara Tsunekiyo35 ep.
- 1993Kagi-shi1 ep.
- 1992Waga Machi10 ep.
- 1992Izakaya Chōji1 ep.
- 1991Baian the AssassinFujieda Baian5 ep.
- 1990Musuko no Gokikan2 ep.
- 1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 ep.
- 1989Oda Nobunaga1 ep.
- 1987Masamune Shogun伊達政宗50 ep.
- 1986HanekonmaGenzo Onodera156 ep.
- 1984A Tale of Two Truncheons13 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2022Tokyo ViceExecutive Producer18 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2025Alice in BorderlandOld Gentleman1 ep.
- 2021NHK WORLD PRIMESelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2018SegodonShimazu Nariakira17 ep.
- 2014Back of FatherTakamura Kouji1 ep.
Also known as: 渡邊謙 · 渡辺 謙 · کِن واتانابه · ک ِن واتانابه · Kensaku Watanabe