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Ken Watanabe

Actor
Birth Name: 
Watanabe Kensaku
Birthday: 
Wednesday, October 21, 1959
Sign: 
Libra
Birth Place: 
Koide, Japan
Height: 
6' 0"
Latest projects
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Inception
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Ken Watanabe 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.

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Ken Watanabe Offered Akira

Submitted on 22 November 2011
Though Warners is likely hoping that the big problems of getting classic anime Akira converted to a live-action version and up on screen are now behind it, the issues bringing the film to life haven’t quite gone away.... Read more
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Two join Nolan's 'Inception'

Submitted on 05 May 2009
Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy are boarding Christopher Nolan's "Inception" for Warner Bros.... Read more
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Reviews

Inception

Submitted on 07 January 2011
There's no question that Inception is one of the best movies to come out of 2010. Director Christopher Nolan puts together a spectacular psychological thriller that will both amaze and confuse you.... Read more
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Inception

Submitted on 15 July 2010
When Inception's trailer first hit the theaters, people had no idea what it was about. It had something to do with your mind and dreams and that was about it. Regardless, it was Christopher Nolan's next project and after the success of The Dark Knight, people were starting to get excited.... Read more
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Submitted on 23 October 2009
Darren and Steve are like night and …a different kind of night. Darren is a straight A student – Steve not so much. Darren is popular – and Steve not so much. But despite their differences they are best friends.... Read more
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Inception TRAILER

Inception TRAILER

Submitted on 30 December 2009
A contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind. ... Read more
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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant TRAILER

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant TRAILER

Submitted on 01 September 2009
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires.... Read more
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