Ken Takakura
1931-02-16THE BIOGRAPHY
Ken Takakura (ι«ε ε₯, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in KitakyΕ«shΕ«, 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
The Longest Tunnel
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Black Rain
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Operation Diamond
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The Yellow Handkerchief
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47 Ronin
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Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
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South Pacific Waves Are High
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A Dead Drifter
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Never Give Up
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Rogue
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The Yakuza
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Men Fighting Whales
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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Tokyo Untouchable
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The Kamikaze Guy
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Antarctica
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Delinquent Angel
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The Bullet Train
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Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
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Mr. Baseball
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The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind
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Railroad Man
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Blackmail
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Red Peony Gambler
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Manhunt
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Main Street in the Underworld
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An Outlaw
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A Distant Cry from Spring
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Golgo 13
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Hell's Companion
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
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The Outsiders
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Tokyo's Business District
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Brave Red Flower of the North
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
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Mount Hakkoda
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Buddies
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Station
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A Fugitive from the Past
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Dearest
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
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Demon
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Manchurian Sunset
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
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Showdown in Blood
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If You're Man Enough
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Abashiri Prison
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Wolves, Pigs & Men
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All Rascals
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The Man
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Karate Cop
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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
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Winter's Flower
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The Firefly
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G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
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The Domain
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The Homeless
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A Portrait of the Author
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Too Late the Hero
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
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Lightning Karate Blow
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Prison Boss
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Choji Snack Bar
β 7The Day the Sun Rose
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The Path of the King
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The Deep Blue Sea
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Classmates
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The Last Kamikaze
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The Revolt
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With Songs in My Heart
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The Sand City in Manchuria
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri
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Flower, Storm and Gangster
β 6Romance Freestyle
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Four Hours of Terror
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
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Jet Air Base 101
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Detective Duel
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Sister with Sister
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A Fishwife's Tale
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Glorious Fights
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
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The International Gang of Kobe
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
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Ken San
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365 Nights
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
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Tales of President Mito
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The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
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No Advice Taken
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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
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The Bullet and the Horse
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Patience Has An End
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House of Gamblers
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The Pledge
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
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Black Rain: Making The Film
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Eleven Gangsters
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The Second Bullet is Marked
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
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The Chivalrous Life
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
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Jakoman and Tetsu
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Samurai Geisha
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
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A Story from Abashiri PrisonβDuel in Snow Storm
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The Domain: Flower and Dragon
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
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Life of Hishakaku
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Song of Kagoshima
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The Drifting Avenger
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Yakuza of the Present
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Beyond the Seasonal Wind
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
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Third Generation Boss
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
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Brothers Serving Time
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Gambler's Legacy
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Bloodiest Flower
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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
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Man of Thirteen Eyes
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Mother Peacock
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The Escape
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The Biggest Gamble
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The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
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The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity
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The Happy Family
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
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Great Jailbreak
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The Japan Derby Race
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The Big Boss
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Lullaby for a Tough Guy
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Men in a Rough Town
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Storm Party
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
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Japan's Top Gangster
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
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The Boss
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story
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The Domain: Rising Dragon
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Showdown of Men
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The Domain: White Blade
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The Domain: Severed Relations
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Dagger
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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
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The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
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To the Sea, See You
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A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
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The Great Road
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Hell's Juggler
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Duel of the Underworld
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Hell's Kitchen
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Histories of the Chivalrous
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The Chop Professor
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Yukyo-retsuden
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Gambler Biography
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The detective whose path was crossed by a snake
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Meteor Karate Strike
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A Man's Dark Finger
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The Counterfeiters
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Monsoon Son
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Monsoon Son Pt.2
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Midair Circus
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