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Ken Watanabe

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Ken Watanabe - what members say


  • The Last Samurai
  • The Last Samurai review by from the North East
    Rated - 5 stars A very impressive movie 24 February 2004
    ...s performance is borderline flawless. Support is strong all around, especially Ken Watanabe as samurai/ronin Katsumoto, the man who gradually turns Algren's life around. B...  
  • Memoirs Of A Geisha
  • Memoirs Of A Geisha review by from Newport, WALES
    Rated - 5 stars Gushing Geisha 7 August 2006
    ...om do their well-written characters justice. Zihi Zhang and the ever-impressive Ken Watanabe stand out. I've got to admit that I hated 'Chicago', but with 'Memoirs Of A Ge...  
  • Last Samurai, The - BLU-RAY Version
  • Last Samurai, The - BLU-RAY Version review by Pugeater from Leicester
    Rated - 2 stars A shame 20 June 2008
    ...ultimately fell on its ass! The Japanese actors made Cruise look bad especially Ken Watanabe. Could have been so good but ultimately went all Hollywood. Pants! ...  

Ken Watanabe - filmography


  • The Last Samurai
  • The Last Samurai on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Ken Watanabe,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Edward Zwick
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Captain Nathan Algren served in the American Civil War where he risked his life for his country. He served out his career in the West where the battle was with Indians and it was here that he became disillusioned and lost... In a far-off land a celebrated Samurai warrior, Katsumoto, is learning ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 71,873 members
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  • Tampopo
  • Tampopo (1985)
    Starring: Nobuko Miyamoto,  Tsutomu Yamazaki,  Ken Watanabe
    Director: Juzo Itami
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Described as the 'first Japanese noodle western', this amusing tale offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favourite topics.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 216 members
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Ken Watanabe facts

5 most recent films

Inception - 4.0 stars
Cirque du Freak - The Vampire's Assistant - 3.5 stars
The Air I Breathe - 3.0 stars
Letters From Iwo Jima - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Letters From Iwo Jima - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Batman Begins - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Tampopo - 4.0 stars
Batman Begins - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
Last Samurai, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Last Samurai, The - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Shanghai - 2.5 stars
Inception - 4.0 stars
The Air I Breathe - 3.0 stars
Memoirs Of A Geisha - 3.5 stars
Letters from Iwo Jima - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Billy Connolly - 5 times - show films
Tony Goldwyn - 5 times - show films
Tom Cruise - 5 times - show films
Timothy Spall - 5 times - show films
Cillian Murphy - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Edward Zwick - 5 times - show films
Christopher Nolan - 4 times - show films
Clint Eastwood - 3 times - show films
Rob Marshall - 1 times - show films
Paul Weitz - 1 times - show films