Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe ( Japanese:渡 辺 谦Watanabe Ken, born October 21, 1959 in Koide, Kitauonuma County (now Uonuma ), Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. In Japan established itself as an actor in comedies, dramas and action films, he also appeared in several Hollywood films, mostly in supporting roles concise, on.
Life
Ken Watanabe's parents are both teachers. In 1978, he went to Tokyo to begin an acting career. First he drew attention to himself, as the director Yukio Ninagawa known what was still a drama student Watanabe gave an important role in the prestigious film adaptation of the Japanese classic Genji Monogatari.
His national breakthrough was the very tall by Japanese standards Watanabe as samurai leader in the television series Dokugan ryu Masamune. Even in his private life he is trying to realize the ideals of the samurai life ( no accumulation of material possessions, honorable and proud lifestyle, discipline ). Another facet of his personality Watanabe presented in the satirical " noodle western" Tampopo.
1989 was diagnosed with leukemia Watanabe, but he beat the disease and in 2003 had a sensational comeback and his international breakthrough with The Last Samurai. For this film, Watanabe was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He was only the sixth Asian actor who received an Oscar nomination.
Watanabe has a villain in Batman Begins and The Geisha embodies a noble character. For Clint Eastwood starred in Letters from Iwo Jima to heroically failing Japanese General Kuribayashi Tadamichi.
2006 Ken Watanabe had a great success in Yukihiko Tsutsumi movie Ashita no Kioku, in which he embodies a successful businessman whose life is changed dramatically by the early signs of Alzheimer 's disease. For this film, he received all the major Japanese film awards.
In 2010, the film Inception appeared in this he plays alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page a Japanese businessman.
Watanabe is synchronized to the German opera singer Tōru Tanabe.
Quote
"I 'm not a big star in Japan. I 'm an actor. I have a very normal life. Four days a week I cook at home. A Star is doing no such thing. "