Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over…

Filmography

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP
1996 · TV
as Bistro Guest
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Movie
as Masahiro
The Yakuza
The Yakuza
1974 · Movie
as Tanaka Ken
Too Late the Hero
Too Late the Hero
1970 · Movie
as Major Yamaguchi
Station
Station
1981 · Movie
as Eiji Mikami
Mr. Baseball
Mr. Baseball
1992 · Movie
as Uchiyama
The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train
1975 · Movie
as Tetsuo Okita
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief
1977 · Movie
as Yusaku Shima
Older brother
Older brother
1977 · TV
as Eiji
Railroad Man
Railroad Man
1999 · Movie
as Otomatsu Sato
Golgo 13
Golgo 13
1973 · Movie
as Duke Togo / Golgo 13
Antarctica
Antarctica
1983 · Movie
as Ushioda
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda
1977 · Movie
as Captain Tokushima
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
1994 · Movie
as Kuranosuke Oishi
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 · Movie
as Gou-ichi Takata
Manhunt
Manhunt
1976 · Movie
as Morioka
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964 · Movie
as Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel
1982 · Movie
as Go Akutsu
Black Rain: Making The Film
Black Rain: Making The Film
2006 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993 · TV
A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past
1965 · Movie
as Ajimura
A Distant Cry from Spring
A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 · Movie
as Kosaku Tajima
Demon
Demon
1985 · Movie
as Shuji