Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1931-02-16
- Day of Death2014-11-10 (83 years)
- Place of BirthKitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan
- Also Known AsGoichi Oda高仓健Кэн Такакураکن تاکاکورا
Ken Takakura
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2012
Dearest
As: Eiji Shimakura
- 2005
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
As: Gou-ichi Takata
- 2001
The Firefly
As: Yamaoka Shuji
- 1999
Railroad Man
As: Otomatsu Sato
- 1996
SMAP×SMAP
As: Bistro Guest
- 1994
47 Ronin
As: Kuranosuke Oishi
- 1992
Mr. Baseball
As: Uchiyama
- 1992
An Elegy of Tyrole
As: Tateishi Jiro
1989Buddies
As: Kadokura
- 1989
Black Rain
As: Masahiro
1988To the Sea, See You
As: Eiji Honma
1985Demon
As: Shuji
1983Choji Snack Bar
As: Eiji
1983Antarctica
As: Ushioda
1982The Longest Tunnel
As: Go Akutsu
1982Karate Cop
As: Detective Mikami
1981Station
As: Eiji Mikami
1980A Distant Cry from Spring
As: Kosaku Tajima
1980The Revolt
As: Keisuke Miyagi
1978Never Give Up
As: Takeshi Ajisawa
1978Winter's Flower
As: Hidetsugu Kano
1977Older brother
As: Eiji
1977The Yellow Handkerchief
As: Yusaku Shima
1977Mount Hakkoda
As: Captain Tokushima
1976Manhunt
As: Morioka
1975The International Gang of Kobe
As: Masato Dan
1975The Bullet Train
As: Tetsuo Okita
1975Great Jailbreak
As: Ichiro Kozue
- 1974
The Yakuza
As: Tanaka Ken
1974The Homeless
As: Jokichi Anabuki
1973Golgo 13
As: Duke Togo / Golgo 13
1973Yakuza of the Present
As: Ryoichi Shimaya
1973Japan's Top Gangster
As: Kazuo Taoka
1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
As: Kuramoto
1971Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
As: Hidejiro Hanada
1971Patience Has An End
As: Isamu Tekada
1971The Path of the King
As: Ryutaro Fudo
1970The Last Kamikaze
As: Koji Yashiro
- 1970
Too Late the Hero
As: Major Yamaguchi
1969Gambler's Legacy
As: Tsukuda Ginjiro
1969Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
As: Saburo Aizawa
1969Samurai Geisha
As: Shimada Seikichi
1969The Domain: Flower and Dragon
As: Kingoro Tamai
1969The Biggest Gamble
As: Shuzo Honjo
1969Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
As: Koji Yashiro
1969Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
As: Hanada Hidejiro
1969Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
As: Shogo Hanaoka
1968New Prison Walls of Abashiri
As: Katsuji Suehiro
1968Rogue
As: Isamu Oba
1968Red Peony Gambler
As: Naoki Katagiri
1968The Drifting Avenger
As: Ken Kato
1967A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
As: Shin-ichi Tachibana
1967Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
As: Shin-ichi Tachibana
1967Classmates
As: First Lieutenant Kenmochi
1967The Chivalrous Life
As: Ryuma Ibuki
1966Glorious Fights
As: Ichiro Takita
1966The Kamikaze Guy
As: Fumio Kuroki
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
As: Shin'ichi Tachibana
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
As: Shinichi Tachibana
1965Brutal Tales of Chivalry
As: Seiji Terajima
1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
As: Sasaki Kojiro
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
As: Shinichi Tachibana
1965Abashiri Prison
As: Shinichi Tachibana
1965A Fugitive from the Past
As: Ajimura
1964Wolves, Pigs & Men
As: Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
1964An Outlaw
As: Minami
1964Jakoman and Tetsu
As: Tetsu
1964Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
As: Sasaki Kojiro
1963Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
As: Asano
1963Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
As: Sasaki Kojiro
1963Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
As: Yoshio Harada
1963Eleven Gangsters
As: Sawagami
1962Tokyo Untouchable
As: Yoshio Harada
1962Song of Kagoshima
As: Shuhei Tategami
1962Tales of President Mito
As: Sukesaburo Sasa
1962Lady Sen and Hideyori
As: Naomori
1961Devil's Nursery Rhyme
As: Kosuke Kindaichi
1961Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
As: Kenichi Oka
1961Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
As: Tarô Mannen
1961Flower, Storm and Gangster
As: 'Smiley' Ken
1961The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind
As: Tarō Senpū
1961The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
As: Kenichi Hanamura
1960The Sand City in Manchuria
As: Hari
1959Four Hours of Terror
As: Captain Yamamoto
1959The Bastards of Lawless Town
As: Fumio Sone
1958Sister with Sister
As: Hiroshi Ishioka
1958The Outsiders
As: Ichitaro Kazamori
1957Jet Air Base 101
As: Jiro Nakata
1957Men Fighting Whales
As: Yosuke Yamagami
1956Manchurian Sunset
As: Shintaro