Ken Takakura
Acting
Born February 16, 1931 · Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan
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 of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played an honorable old-school yakuza among the violent post-war gurentai. A graduate of Meiji University…
Known For · 40 titles
SMAP×SMAP
Black Rain
Duel of the Underworld
Older brother
All Rascals
The Pledge
The Big Boss
The Biggest Gamble
Main Street in the Underworld
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
The Bullet Train
Storm Party
Tokyo's Business District
Jakoman and Tetsu
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
The Chop Professor
Too Late the Hero
The Yakuza
Station
The Yellow Handkerchief
Railroad Man
Manhunt
Black Rain: Making The Film
Mr. Baseball
Operation Diamond
A Fugitive from the Past
Antarctica
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
Never Give Up
A Distant Cry from Spring
Demon
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Ken San
Brothers Serving Time
Mount Hakkoda
The Day the Sun Rose
Storming Squadron
Defeat the Boss
Tokyo Untouchable
Gambler's Legacy