Cast

Ken Takakura

1931 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1974–2012

Genres

DramaActionCrimeThrillerComedy

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaAmerican Independent CinemaChinese Fifth GenerationJapanese Golden Age

Directors worked with

Yasuo Furuhata3 filmsJunya Satō2 filmsYoji Yamada2 filmsSydney Pollack1 filmShohei Imamura1 filmFred Schepisi1 filmKon Ichikawa1 filmZhang Yimou1 film

Awards (from the Sinekatalog award pages)

• 1978 · Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor (Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor)
• 1978 · Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Actor (Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
• 1981 · Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Actor (Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
• 2000 · Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor (Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor)
• 2000 · Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Actor (Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)

12 films on this site

1. The Yakuza 1974 · Sydney Pollack · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. The Bullet Train 1975 · Junya Satō · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
3. Manhunt (1976) 1976 · Junya Satō · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. The Yellow Handkerchief 1978 · Yoji Yamada · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
5. A Distant Cry from Spring 1980 · Yoji Yamada · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
6. Station 1982 · Yasuo Furuhata · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
7. Black Rain 1989 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
8. Mr. Baseball 1992 · Fred Schepisi · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
9. 47 Ronin 1994 · Kon Ichikawa · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
10. Poppoya 2000 · Yasuo Furuhata · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
11. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
12. Dearest (2012) 2012 · Yasuo Furuhata · IMDb 6.9 · Cast