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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman.

Overview

Date of Birth:
21 October 1959, Uonuma, Japan more
Mini Biography:
Both of Ken Watanabe's parents were teachers: his mother taught general... more
Trivia:
Was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 1989. Since then he had fallen... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Universal Pictures 2009 Movie Preview
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 6 January 2009, 4:08 PM, PST)

Punisher 's Stevenson on Cirque du Freak
 (From shocktillyoudrop. 5 December 2008)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Shizumanu taiyo (2010) (pre-production)
    ... aka The Sun That Doesn't Set (USA: literal English title)
  2. Cirque du Freak (2009) (post-production) .... Mr. Tall
    ... aka Circus of the Freak (International: English title: literal title)
  3. Shanghai (2009) (post-production)

  4. Xin Su shi jian (2009)
    ... aka The Shinjuku Incident (International: English title)
  5. Hoshi hitotsu no yoru (2007) (TV)
  6. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) .... General Kuribayashi
    ... aka Cartas desde Iwo Jima (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Lettres d'Iwo Jima (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Dopisy z Iwo Jimy (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Grammata apo to Iwo Jima (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Iô-Jima kara no tegami (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Iwo Jima'dan mektuplar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Kirjad Iwo Jimalt (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Kirjeitä Iwo Jimalta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Lettere da Iwo Jima (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Letters from Iwo Jima (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Listy z Iwo Jima (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Listy z Iwo Jimy (Poland) [pl]
  7. Ashita no kioku (2006) .... Masayuki Saeki
    ... aka Memories of Tomorrow (USA)
  8. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) .... Chairman
    ... aka Memorias de una geisha (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Die Geisha (Austria: promotional title) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Anamniseis mias geisas (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Bir geysanin anilari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Geisha (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Geishan muistelmat (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Geishas memoarer, En (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Mémoires d'une geisha (France) [fr]
    ... aka Memórias de uma Gueixa (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Memorie di una geisha (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Mit liv som geisha (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Sayuri (Japan) [ja]
  9. Batman Begins (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Ra's al Ghul
    ... aka Batman Begins (Germany) [de]
  10. Batman Begins (2005) .... Ra's Al Ghul
    ... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
    ... aka Batman inicia (Argentina) (Panama) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Batman - El inicio (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Batman - Pocetak (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Batman Begins (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Batman Begins (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Batman Begins (France) [fr]
    ... aka Batman Begins (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Batman Begins (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Batman Begins (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Batman alustab (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Batman comienza (Dominican Republic) [es]
    ... aka Batman zacíná (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Batman zacína (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Batman: El comienzo (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Batman: Le commencement (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Betmen pocinje (Serbia) [sr]
  11. Ashes and Snow (2005) .... Japanese Voice
    ... aka Пепел и снег (Russia) [ru]
  12. Kita no zeronen (2005) .... Hideaki Komatsubara
    ... aka Year One in the North (International: English title)
  13. "Suna no utsuwa" (2004) TV series .... Syuichiro Imanishi (unknown episodes)
  14. The Last Samurai (2003) .... Katsumoto
    ... aka The Last Samurai: Bushidou (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Último samurai, El (Argentina) (Panama) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Dernier samouraï, Le (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Последний самурай (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka Último Samurai, O (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Último samurai, O (Portugal: literal title) [pt]
    ... aka Den Sidste Samurai (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Den Siste samurai (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Den Siste samurajen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Last Samurai (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Poslednji samuraj (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Rasuto samurai (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Son samuray (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Teleftaios samurai, O (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Ultimo samurai, L' (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Viimane samurai (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Viimeinen samurai (Finland) [fi]
  15. Itan no natsu (2003) (TV)
  16. T.R.Y. (2003) .... Masanobu Azuma
  17. Tô-san no natsumatsuri (2002) (TV)
  18. Hi wa mata noboru (2002) .... Okubo
  19. Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001) .... Fujiwara no Michinaga/Fujiwara no Nobutaka
    ... aka Genji: A Thousand-Year Love
  20. Oboreru sakana (2001) .... Miyota
  21. Ningen no shômei 2001 (2001) (TV)
  22. "Hojo Tokimune" (2001) TV series
  23. Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa (2000) .... Ishida
  24. Supêsutoraberâzu (2000) .... Sakamaki ("Crusher")
    ... aka Space Travelers (International: English title)
  25. "Ikebukuro West Gate park" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)

  26. Kizuna (1998) .... Detective Sako Akio
    ... aka Bonds (Japan: English title)
  27. Rajio no jikan (1997) .... Raita Onuki, the truck driver
    ... aka Radio no jikan
    ... aka Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
    ... aka Bem-Vindo, Mr. McDonald (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Kalos irthate kyrie McDonald (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Radio-Zeit (Germany) [de]
  28. Sushi kuinê 3: Nigire!! Tôkyô natsu no aji (1996) (TV) .... Shûzô
  29. "Tetsuko no heya" .... Co-emcee (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Tetsuko's Room (International: English title)
        - Episode #21.1 (1996) TV episode .... Co-emcee
  30. "Gokenin Zankurô" (1995) TV series .... Zankurô Matsudaira
  31. Kimitachi ga ite boku ga iru II (1992) (TV)
  32. Kimitachi ga ite boku ga iru (1992) (TV)
  33. Bakumatsu jyunjyoden (1991) .... Ryouma Sakamoto
  34. "Takeda Shingen" (1990) TV mini-series .... Narrator

  35. "Dokugan-ryu Masamune" .... Date Masamune (50 episodes, 1987)
        - Episode #1.1 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.10 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.11 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.12 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
        - Episode #1.13 (1987) TV episode .... Date Masamune
          (45 more)
  36. Umi to dokuyaku (1986) .... Toda
    ... aka The Sea and Poison (USA)
    ... aka Morze i trucizna (Poland) [pl]
  37. Tampopo (1985) .... Gun
    ... aka Dandelion (International: English title)
    ... aka Ja sitten syödään (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Tampopo - Os Brutos Também Comem Spaghetti (Brazil) [pt]
  38. Kekkon annai mystery (1985) .... Funayama Tetsuya/Masakazu Sekine
  39. Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (1984) .... Tetsuo
    ... aka MacArthur's Children
  40. "Sanga moyu" (1984) TV series
    ... aka The Burning Mountain River
  41. "Mibu no koiuta" (1983) TV series
Producer:
  1. Ashita no kioku (2006) (executive producer)
    ... aka Memories of Tomorrow (USA)
Self:
  1. "ETV Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Kei Kumai: Challenging the Darkside of the Post-War Japan (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Live Earth (2007) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Live Earth 7.7.07 (International: English title: poster title)
    ... aka Live Earth Alert (Netherlands: festival title)
    ... aka Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title)
    ... aka SOS: The Movement for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title: poster title)
  3. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Foreign-Language Films Montage
  4. "Current TV" (2005) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 2006)
  5. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Batman Begins: An Origin Story (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Sekai ga moshi hyaku nin no mura dattara 3 (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
  7. Tetsuko no heya 30nen special (2005) (TV) .... Guest
  8. On the Set: Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Chairman

  9. Making of 'Tampopo' (1986) (V) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... The Chairman


Additional Details

Other Works:
Print ad, American Express credit card, 2006 more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 4 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | War | History more
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