Ken Takakura

Person · Open Library

Born

1931

Works

3

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Film & TV

Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan

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…

Known for

• Ken San — Self2016
• Dearest — Eiji Shimakura2012
• Black Rain: Making The Film — Self (archive footage)2006
• Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles — Gou-ichi Takata2005
• The Firefly — Yamaoka Shuji2001
• Railroad Man — Otomatsu Sato1999
• SMAP×SMAP — Bistro Guest1996
• The detective whose path was crossed by a snake1995
• 47 Ronin — Kuranosuke Oishi1994
• Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi1993

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

180

Total plays

1,657

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Empire of Japan

Place of birth

Kitakyūshū-shi

Place of death

Tokyo

Spouse

Chiemi Eri

Occupation

film actor

Educated at

Meiji University

Languages spoken

Japanese

Instrument

voice

Record label

Pony Canyon

Image

Ken Takakura.jpg

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