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Ken Takakura

Acting
Born: February 16, 1931 in Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan

Biography

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 the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of ...

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Film

197 Titles
Black Rain
6.6
FILM
Black Rain1989
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.0
FILM
The Yellow Handkerchief1977
Railroad Man
7.1
FILM
Railroad Man1999
The Bullet Train
6.8
FILM
The Bullet Train1975
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
7.1
FILM
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles2005
Station
6.3
FILM
Station1981
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
8.0
FILM
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf1966
Manhunt
6.2
FILM
Manhunt1976
47 Ronin
7.4
FILM
47 Ronin1994
Mount Hakkoda
6.6
FILM
Mount Hakkoda1977
Antarctica
7.2
FILM
Antarctica1983
Winter's Flower
6.4
FILM
Winter's Flower1978
The Chivalrous Life
8.5
FILM
The Chivalrous Life1967
The Yakuza
7.2
FILM
The Yakuza1974
Choji Snack Bar
7.8
FILM
Choji Snack Bar1983
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7.5
FILM
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations1969

Series

4 Titles
SMAP×SMAP
8.5
SERIES
SMAP×SMAP1996–
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
SERIES
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi1993–
Older brother
SERIES
Older brother1977–
An Elegy of Tyrole
SERIES
An Elegy of Tyrole1992–
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