Ken Watanabe Height Weight Age Net Worth
Ken Watanabe was born in Hirokami, Niigata, Japan, on October 21, 1959, is a Japanese actor. Young Ken Watanabe first started performing with Engeki-Shudan En theatre troupe. He made his big screen debut in drama film MacArthur's Children (1984) in role as Tetsuo Nakai. He got his television debut in detective series Taiyō ni Hoero! (1983) in role as Yūji Shimizu. Ken's breakthrough performance came as Date Masamune in Japanese historical television series Dokuganryū Masamune (1987). He landed his Broadway debut in a musical "The King and I" (2015) in role as King of Siam, at Lincoln Center Theatre, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Ken Watanabe height is 6' 0½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 184 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 163 іn pоunds or 74 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 65 years old. His net worth is around 40 million dollars.
Birth Date:
October 21, 1959
Age:
65 years old
Nationality:
Japan
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
6 ft 0½ in | 184 cm
Net Worth:
$40 Million
Weight:
74 kg | 163 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Katsumoto Moritsugu in epic period action drama film The Last Samurai (2003).
He was nominated for the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Fujiwara no Michinaga in romantic drama movie Sennen no Koi Story of Genji (2001).
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Masayuki Saeki in drama film Memories of Tomorrow (2006).
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Hajime Onchi in drama film Shizumanu Taiyō (2009).
He was nominated for the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Jubei Kamata in jidaigeki Western film Unforgiven (2013).
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Masao Yoshida in disaster drama film Fukushima 50 (2020).
He won the Hochi Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Yōhei Maki in suspense mystery drama movie Rage (2016).
Tampopo (1985) - Gun
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Chairman Ken Iwamura
Batman Begins (2005) - Ra's al Ghul's Decoy
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Inception (2010) - Mr. Saito
He played Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in action sci-fi films Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
He voiced Drift in science fiction action films Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
He voiced Head Surgeon in stop-motion animated science fiction comedy drama film Isle of Dogs (2018).
Detective Pikachu (2019) - Hide Yoshida
He voiced Kensuke in animated adventure movie Kensuke's Kingdom (2023).
The Creator (2023) - Harun
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the International Online Cinema Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role as Hiroto Katagiri in HBO Max crime drama television series Tokyo Vice (2022-2024).
Facts
Graduated from Niigata Prefectural Koide High School in 1978.
Has brother, Jun Watanabe.
Published autobiography "Dare? Who Am I?" in 2006.
He owns Ken Watanabe Film Productions.
Relationships
He was married to:
Kaho Minami (2005-2018)
Yumiko Watanabe (1983-2005), they have son, Dai Watanabe and daughter, Anne Watanabe.
He remarried for the third time in 2023.