# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ken-takakura
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:00:26.651Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ken-takakura"
name: "Ken Takakura"
slug: "ken-takakura"
description: "Ken Takakura , born Takeichi Oda , was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in over 200 films. Affectionately referred to as \"Ken-san\" by audiences, he was best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role four times, tied with Koji Yakusho for the most ever. Takakura additionally received the Japanese Medal of Honor with purple ribbon in 1998, the Person of Cultural Merit award in 2006, and the Order of Culture in 2013."
tagline: "Japanese actor (1931–2014)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ken_Takakura.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1931-02-16"
deathDate: "2014-11-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.339338163305267
  historical:           23.95131733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  248
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847264/"
    handle:    "nm0847264"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump