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...
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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Dearest
as Eiji Shimakura
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
as Gou-ichi Takata
The Firefly
as Yamaoka Shuji
Railroad Man
as Otomatsu Sato
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Oishi
Mr. Baseball
as Uchiyama
Buddies
as Kadokura
Black Rain
as Masahiro
Umi e, See You
as Eiji Honma
Demon
as Shuji
Choji Snack Bar
as Eiji
Antarctica
as Ushioda
The Longest Tunnel
as Go Akutsu
Karate Cop
as Detective Mikami
Station
as Eiji Mikami
A Distant Cry from Spring
as Kosaku Tajima
The Revolt
as Keisuke Miyagi
Never Give Up
as Takeshi Ajisawa
Winter's Flower
as Hidetsugu Kano
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Yusaku Shima
Mount Hakkoda
as Captain Tokushima
Manhunt
as Morioka
The International Gang of Kobe
as Masato Dan
The Bullet Train
as Tetsuo Okita
Great Jailbreak
as Ichiro Kozue
The Yakuza
as Tanaka Ken
The Homeless
as Jokichi Anabuki