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 the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played an honorable old-school yakuza among the violent post-war gurentai.

Casted

Black Rain

Played Masahiro

Average Rating

6.6

1172 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1989

37 years ago
The Yakuza

Played Tanaka Ken

Average Rating

7.1

201 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1974

52 years ago
Mr. Baseball

Played Uchiyama

Average Rating

5.8

137 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1992

34 years ago
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

Played Gou-ichi Takata

Average Rating

7.1

89 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 2005

20 years ago
Too Late the Hero

Played Major Yamaguchi

Average Rating

6.4

72 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1970

56 years ago
Antarctica

Played Ushioda

Average Rating

7.2

65 votes

Release Date

Jul 23, 1983

43 years ago
The Bullet Train

Played Tetsuo Okita

Average Rating

6.8

62 votes

Release Date

Jul 05, 1975

51 years ago
A Fugitive from the Past

Played Ajimura

Average Rating

7.3

47 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1965

62 years ago
Railroad Man

Played Otomatsu Sato

Average Rating

7.0

43 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1999

27 years ago
The Yellow Handkerchief

Played Yusaku Shima

Average Rating

6.9

36 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1977

49 years ago
A Distant Cry from Spring

Played Kosaku Tajima

Average Rating

7.3

29 votes

Release Date

Mar 15, 1980

46 years ago
Manhunt

Played Morioka

Average Rating

6.2

22 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 1976

50 years ago
47 Ronin

Played Kuranosuke Oishi

Average Rating

7.5

21 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1994

31 years ago
Golgo 13

Played Duke Togo / Golgo 13

Average Rating

4.9

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1973

53 years ago
Mount Hakkoda

Played Captain Tokushima

Average Rating

6.4

14 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 1977

49 years ago
Red Peony Gambler

Played Naoki Katagiri

Average Rating

7.2

13 votes

Release Date

Sep 14, 1968

58 years ago
Dearest

Played Eiji Shimakura

Average Rating

6.8

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 25, 2012

13 years ago
Station

Played Eiji Mikami

Average Rating

6.1

12 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1981

45 years ago
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Played Sasaki Kojiro

Average Rating

7.3

11 votes

Release Date

Sep 04, 1965

61 years ago
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

Played Sasaki Kojiro

Average Rating

7.0

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1963

63 years ago
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Played Sasaki Kojiro

Average Rating

7.0

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
Main Street in the Underworld

Average Rating

6.0

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1964

62 years ago
Buddies

Played Kadokura

Average Rating

6.8

10 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1989

36 years ago
Brutal Tales of Chivalry

Played Seiji Terajima

Average Rating

7.1

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1965

61 years ago
Abashiri Prison

Played Shinichi Tachibana

Average Rating

7.1

8 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 1965

61 years ago
The Drifting Avenger

Played Ken Kato

Average Rating

6.3

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1968

58 years ago
Never Give Up

Played Takeshi Ajisawa

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 1978

48 years ago
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

Played Shogo Hanaoka

Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1969

58 years ago
Wolves, Pigs & Men

Played Jiro Kuroki, the second brother

Average Rating

8.1

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1964

62 years ago
An Outlaw

Played Minami

Average Rating

4.2

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 1964

62 years ago
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Played Hanada Hidejiro

Average Rating

7.5

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1969

57 years ago
The International Gang of Kobe

Played Masato Dan

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1975

51 years ago
Patience Has An End

Played Isamu Tekada

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 1971

55 years ago
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

Played Koji Yashiro

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 10, 1969

57 years ago
Demon

Played Shuji

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 31, 1985

41 years ago
The Domain

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 13, 1964

62 years ago
Flower, Storm and Gangster

Played 'Smiley' Ken

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 23, 1961

65 years ago
The Pledge

Average Rating

5.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1972

54 years ago
Bloodiest Flower

Average Rating

5.2

5 votes

Release Date

Apr 03, 1971

55 years ago
Winter's Flower

Played Hidetsugu Kano

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1978

48 years ago
The Homeless

Played Jokichi Anabuki

Average Rating

7.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1974

52 years ago
Classmates

Played First Lieutenant Kenmochi

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1967

59 years ago
Brave Red Flower of the North

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 1970

57 years ago
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

Played Kuramoto

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1972

54 years ago
Choji Snack Bar

Played Eiji

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 1983

43 years ago
Four Hours of Terror

Played Captain Yamamoto

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1959

67 years ago
Glorious Fights

Played Ichiro Takita

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1966

60 years ago
Black Rain: Making The Film

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 2006

19 years ago
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 13, 1971

55 years ago
Lady Sen and Hideyori

Played Naomori

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 1962

64 years ago
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

Average Rating

6.2

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 08, 1967

59 years ago
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1991

35 years ago
Prison Boss

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 1968

58 years ago
The Sand City in Manchuria

Played Hari

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 24, 1960

66 years ago
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 1968

58 years ago
Ken San

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 2016

9 years ago
House of Gamblers

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1970

56 years ago
Jakoman and Tetsu

Played Tetsu

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 1964

63 years ago
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Played Shinichi Tachibana

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 10, 1965

61 years ago
Gambler's Legacy

Played Tsukuda Ginjiro

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1969

57 years ago
The Escape

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1962

65 years ago
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Played Asano

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1963

63 years ago
The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Average Rating

3.2

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 30, 1965

62 years ago
The Kamikaze Guy

Played Fumio Kuroki

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 1966

60 years ago
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 1966

61 years ago
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1966

60 years ago
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1970

56 years ago
The Firefly

Played Yamaoka Shuji

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2001

25 years ago
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

Played Hidejiro Hanada

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 1971

55 years ago
The Day the Sun Rose

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1968

58 years ago
The Path of the King

Played Ryutaro Fudo

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1971

55 years ago
The Deep Blue Sea

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1957

69 years ago
The Last Kamikaze

Played Koji Yashiro

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1970

56 years ago
The Revolt

Played Keisuke Miyagi

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1980

46 years ago
New Prison Walls of Abashiri

Played Katsuji Suehiro

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1968

58 years ago
Detective Duel

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1958

68 years ago
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1960

66 years ago
The Second Bullet is Marked

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1960

67 years ago
The Chivalrous Life

Played Ryuma Ibuki

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1967

59 years ago
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 13, 1969

57 years ago
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Played Shinichi Tachibana

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1965

61 years ago
Samurai Geisha

Played Shimada Seikichi

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1969

57 years ago
Life of Hishakaku

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1963

63 years ago
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Played Saburo Aizawa

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1969

57 years ago
Brothers Serving Time

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 03, 1969

57 years ago
The Biggest Gamble

Played Shuzo Honjo

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1969

57 years ago
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 1965

61 years ago
Great Jailbreak

Played Ichiro Kozue

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 1975

51 years ago
Employee Full of Fight

Played Tani

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1957

70 years ago
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1969

57 years ago
Hell's Kitchen

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1962

64 years ago
Yukyo-retsuden

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1970

56 years ago
Gambler Biography

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1968

58 years ago
The Longest Tunnel

Played Go Akutsu

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1982

44 years ago
Operation Diamond

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 1962

64 years ago
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1964

63 years ago
South Pacific Waves Are High

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 1962

65 years ago
A Dead Drifter

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1959

67 years ago
Rogue

Played Isamu Oba

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1968

58 years ago
Men Fighting Whales

Played Yosuke Yamagami

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1957

69 years ago

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