Ken Takakura

Actor

Born: February 16, 1931
Died: November 10, 2014 (age 83)
From: Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan

Ken Takakura (高倉健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of…

Filmography (197)

Ken San (2016)
Self
Dearest (2012)
Eiji Shimakura
Black Rain: Making The Film (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
Gou-ichi Takata
The Firefly (2001)
Yamaoka Shuji
Railroad Man (1999)
Otomatsu Sato
The detective whose path was crossed by a snake (1995)
47 Ronin (1994)
Kuranosuke Oishi
Mr. Baseball (1992)
Uchiyama
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)
Self (archive footage)
Buddies (1989)
Kadokura
Black Rain (1989)
Masahiro
Umi e, See You (1988)
Eiji Honma
Demon (1985)
Shuji
A Portrait of the Author (1984)
Self
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Eiji
Antarctica (1983)
Ushioda
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
Go Akutsu
Karate Cop (1982)
Detective Mikami
Station (1981)
Eiji Mikami
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
Kosaku Tajima
The Revolt (1980)
Keisuke Miyagi
Never Give Up (1978)
Takeshi Ajisawa
Winter's Flower (1978)
Hidetsugu Kano
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Yusaku Shima
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Captain Tokushima
Manhunt (1976)
Morioka
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)
Masato Dan
The Bullet Train (1975)
Tetsuo Okita
Great Jailbreak (1975)
Ichiro Kozue