Ken Watanabe
Birthday: 10/21/1959
Place of Birth: Koide, Niigata, Japan
Biographie:
Ken Watanabe is a renowned Japanese actor who was born on October 21, 1959 in Koide, Niigata, Japan. He began his career on stage and gained international recognition for his outstanding performances in film and theater.
Watanabe began his acting training at the prestigious Tokyo Academia Musicae and made his debut in the play "Shimodani Mannencho Monogatari" in 1978. In the following years, he worked mainly in Japanese theater and won several awards for his acting skills.
His breakthrough in the international film business came in 2003, when he starred alongside Tom Cruise in the film "The Last Samurai", directed by Edward Zwick. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his impressive portrayal of the samurai leader Katsumoto and received worldwide recognition.
Watanabe continued his career with a string of successful Hollywood films, including "Batman Begins" (2005), "Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006), "Inception" (2010) and "Godzilla" (2014). He showed his versatility and talent to bring different characters to life with great intensity.
In addition to his film career, Watanabe continues to be active on stage. He appeared in several successful plays, including an acclaimed production of "The King and I" on Broadway, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
Ken Watanabe is known for his exceptional acting skills and is considered one of Japan's most respected actors. His ability to portray deep emotions and complex characters has earned him worldwide recognition. His remarkable performance and commitment to the art of acting have made him a celebrated artist.
Moview with Ken Watanabe
Pokémon Detective Pikachu - (2019)
Role: Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - (2019)
Role: Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Transformers: The Last Knight - (2017)
Role: Drift
Godzilla - (2014)
Role: Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
The Unforgiven - (2013)
Role: Jubee kamata
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Inception - (2010)
Role: Saito
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - (2009)
Role: Mr. Tall
Letters from Iwo Jima - (2006)
Role: General Kuribayashi
Batman Begins - (2005)
Role: Ra's Al Ghul
The Last Samurai - (2003)
Role: Katsumoto
Movie Quotes with Ken Watanabe
Quote from Inception:
"I'll come back and we'll be young men together again."
Saito Ken Watanabe
Quote from Inception:
Arthur: "It would have to be a 747."
Cobb: "Why is that?"
Arthur: "Because in a 747, the pilot's up top, and the first class cabin's in the nose, so no one would walk through. But you'd have to buy out the entire cabin. And the first class flight attendant..."
Saito: "I bought the airline."
[Everybody staring right at him. Saito just shrugs his shoulders]
Saito: "It seemed neater."
Cobb: "Why is that?"
Arthur: "Because in a 747, the pilot's up top, and the first class cabin's in the nose, so no one would walk through. But you'd have to buy out the entire cabin. And the first class flight attendant..."
Saito: "I bought the airline."
[Everybody staring right at him. Saito just shrugs his shoulders]
Saito: "It seemed neater."
Arthur Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cobb Leonardo DiCaprio
Saito Ken Watanabe
Quote from Inception:
"You remind me of someone... a man I met in a half-remembered dream. He was possessed of some radical notions."
Saito Ken Watanabe
Quote from Inception:
Cobb: "What do you want?"
Saito: "Inception. Is it possible?"
Arthur: "Of course not."
Saito: "If you can steal an idea, why can't you plant one there instead?"
Arthur: "Okay, this is me, planting an idea in your mind. I say: don't think about elephants. What are you thinking about?"
Saito: "Elephants?"
Arthur: "Right, but it's not your idea. The dreamer can always remember the genesis of the idea. True inspiration is impossible to fake."
Cobb: "No, it's not."
Saito: "Inception. Is it possible?"
Arthur: "Of course not."
Saito: "If you can steal an idea, why can't you plant one there instead?"
Arthur: "Okay, this is me, planting an idea in your mind. I say: don't think about elephants. What are you thinking about?"
Saito: "Elephants?"
Arthur: "Right, but it's not your idea. The dreamer can always remember the genesis of the idea. True inspiration is impossible to fake."
Cobb: "No, it's not."
Cobb Leonardo DiCaprio
Saito Ken Watanabe
Arthur Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Quote from Godzilla:
"The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around. Let them fight."
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Ken Watanabe
Quote from Godzilla:
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "In 1954, the first time that a nuclear submarine ever reached the lower depths, it awakened something."
Vivienne Graham: "The Americans first thought that it was the Russians. The Russians thought that it was them. All those nuclear tests in the '50s...? Not tests."
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "They were trying to kill it. Him. An ancient alpha predator."
Vivienne Graham: "Millions of years older than mankind. From an age when the Earth was ten times more radioactive than today. This animals and others like it consumed this radiation as a food source. As the levels on the surface naturally subsided these creatures adapted to live deeper in the oceans. Furter underground. Absorbing radiation from the planet's core. The organization we work for, Monarch, was established in the wake of this discovery. A multinational coalition formed in secrecy to search for him. Study him. Learn everything we could."
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "We call him... Gojira."
Vivienne Graham: "The top of the primordial ecosystem. A god, for all intents and purposes."
Ford Brody: "A monster."
Vivienne Graham: "The Americans first thought that it was the Russians. The Russians thought that it was them. All those nuclear tests in the '50s...? Not tests."
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "They were trying to kill it. Him. An ancient alpha predator."
Vivienne Graham: "Millions of years older than mankind. From an age when the Earth was ten times more radioactive than today. This animals and others like it consumed this radiation as a food source. As the levels on the surface naturally subsided these creatures adapted to live deeper in the oceans. Furter underground. Absorbing radiation from the planet's core. The organization we work for, Monarch, was established in the wake of this discovery. A multinational coalition formed in secrecy to search for him. Study him. Learn everything we could."
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "We call him... Gojira."
Vivienne Graham: "The top of the primordial ecosystem. A god, for all intents and purposes."
Ford Brody: "A monster."
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Ken Watanabe
Vivienne Graham Sally Hawkins
Joe Brody Bryan Cranston
Quote from Godzilla:
"Nature has an order. A power to restore balance. I believe he is that power."
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Ken Watanabe
Quote from Godzilla:
Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: "Gojira may be the answer. I believe he's here to restore balance. He can defeat them."
Admiral William Stenz: "And what? We just stand by and watch? I'm sorry, doctor. I can't take that risk."
Admiral William Stenz: "And what? We just stand by and watch? I'm sorry, doctor. I can't take that risk."
Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Ken Watanabe
Admiral William Stenz David Strathairn
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