Ken Takakura
Japanese actor (1931-2014) · Japan · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
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.
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DearestFilm, 2012Eiji Shimakura2006Person of Cultural MeritAward2000Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ActorAward1999Kinema Junpo Award for Best ActorAward
Railroad ManFilm, 1999Otomatsu Sato1998Medal with Purple RibbonAward1996
SMAP×SMAPSeries, Bistro Guest1993
Korekara: Umibe no TabibitotachiSeries1992
An Elegy of TyroleSeries, Tateishi Jiro
Mr. BaseballFilm, 1992Uchiyama1985
DemonFilm, Shuji1983
AntarcticaFilm, Ushioda1980
A Distant Cry from SpringFilm, Kosaku Tajima1978Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ActorAward1977Kinema Junpo Award for Best ActorAward
Older brotherSeries, 1977Eiji
Mount HakkodaFilm, 1977Captain Tokushima1975
The Bullet TrainFilm, Tetsuo Okita1973
Golgo 13Film, Duke Togo / Golgo 131971
Patience Has An EndFilm, Isamu Tekada1970
Too Late the HeroFilm, Major Yamaguchi1968
Red Peony GamblerFilm, Naoki Katagiri1964
An OutlawFilm, Minami1959
Four Hours of TerrorFilm, Captain Yamamoto1956Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the YearAward1931Born16 February 1931People around Ken
Rentarō Mikuni Also in A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Ryō Ikebe Also in Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (1969)
Kunie Tanaka Also in The Bullet Train (1977)
Tomu Uchida Directed A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Sumiko Fuji Also in The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
Yasuo Furuhata Directed Poppoya (1999)
Junya Satō Directed The Bullet Train (1977)
Isao Kimura Also in Miyamoto Musashi : Nitōryū kaigen (1963)
Tomisaburō Wakayama Also in Black Rain and The Valiant Red Peony
Hideji Ōtaki Also in Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare (1976)
Yorozuya Kinnosuke Also in Miyamoto Musashi : Nitōryū kaigen (1963)
Michiyo Kogure Also in Miyamoto Musashi : Nitōryū kaigen (1963)
Noribumi Suzuki Wrote The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
Shinjirō Ehara Also in Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
Yōji Yamada Directed The Yellow Handkerchief (1978)
Kiyoshi Atsumi Duets: Kōsuke Kindaichi
Shigeru Kōyama Also in Black Rain, Mount Hakkoda and Antarctica
Chiezō Kataoka Duets: Kōsuke Kindaichi
Kanjūrō Arashi Also in Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match (1969)
Nenji Kobayashi Also in Poppoya, The Bullet Train and Station
Shirō Moritani Directed Mount Hakkoda and The Revolt
Chieko Naniwa Also in Miyamoto Musashi : Ganryūjima no kettō (1965)
Masaru Sato Wrote The Yellow Handkerchief (1978)
Tetsuya Takeda Also in The Yellow Handkerchief (1978)
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A Fugitive from the Past 1965
Antarctica 1983
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005
The Yakuza 1974
The Bullet Train 1975
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Television 4
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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.
