Ken Watanabe

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RECENT CREDITS

Inception (FILM) Jul. 16, 2010

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assi... (FILM) Oct. 23, 2009

Shanghai (FILM) Sep. 4, 2009

Memories of Tomorrow (FILM) May. 18, 2007

Letters from Iwo Jima (FILM) Dec. 20, 2006

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HIGHLIGHTS

Breakout role in his homeland came with the popular 1985 comedy Tompopo (Dandelion).

Was diagnosed with leukemia in 1989 but continued to act while undergoing chemotherapy. He suffered a relapse in 1994 that kept him in the hospital for more than a year.

Made his American film debut in the 2003 epic The Last Samurai. He earned an Oscar nod for his performance.

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Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 -General Kuribayashi

Actor

Film

Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 -The Chairman

Actor

Film

Il Ragazzo dal Kimono D'oro 1987

Actor

Film

Tampopo 1987 -Gun

Actor

Film

Memories of Tomorrow 2007 -Masayuki Saeki

Actor, Executive Producer

Film

Space Travelers 2003

Actor

Film

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald 1999 -Truck Driver

Actor

Film

Uni To Dokuyaku 1987 -Toda

Actor

Film

Violent Zone -Old Mishima

Actor

Film

Commando Invasion

Actor

Film

Umi to Dokuyaku

Actor

Film

MacArthur's Children -Tetsuo Nakai

Actor

Film

Il Ragazzo dal kimono d'oro 2

Actor

Film

9 Deaths of the Ninja -Sensei

Actor

Film

Bruce's Fists of Vengeance

Actor

Film

Inception 2010 -Saito

Actor

Film

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009 -Mr. Tall

Actor

Film

Shanghai 2009

Actor

Film

Highlights

Breakout role in his homeland came with the popular 1985 comedy Tompopo (Dandelion).

Was diagnosed with leukemia in 1989 but continued to act while undergoing chemotherapy. He suffered a relapse in 1994 that kept him in the hospital for more than a year.

Made his American film debut in the 2003 epic The Last Samurai. He earned an Oscar nod for his performance.

In 2005, he began treatment for hepatitis C, which he had contracted while undergoing blood transfusions during his first bout of leukemia.