Ken Takakura Net Worth
Ken Takakura Net Worth is
$300,000
Ken Takakura Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Goichi Oda (小田 剛一, Oda Gōichi, February 16, 1931), is 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 Prefecture. 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 in Tokyo, Takakura happened by an audition in 1955 at the Toei Film Company, and decided to look in. Toei found a natural in Takakura as he debuted with Denko Karate Uchi (Lightning Karate Blow) in 1956. Japan experienced a boom in gangster films in the 1960s as the Japanese people struggled with the generational differences between those raised in pre-war and post-war Japan and these were Takakura's stock and trade. His breakout role would be in the 1965 film Abashiri Prison, and its sequel Abashiri Bangaichi: Bokyohen (Abashiri Prison: Longing for Home, also 1965), in which he played an ex-con antihero. By the time Takakura left Toei in 1976, he had appeared in over 180 films.Takakura gained international recognition after starring in the 1970 war film Too Late the Hero as the cunning Imperial Japanese Major Yamaguchi, the 1974 Sydney Pollack sleeper hit The Yakuza with Robert Mitchum, and is probably best known in the West for his role in Ridley Scott's Black Rain (1989) where he surprises American cops played by Michael Douglas and Andy García with the line, "I do speak fucking English". He again proved himself bankable to Western audiences with the 1992 Fred Schepisi comedy Mr. Baseball starring Tom Selleck.Although he has slowed down a bit in his older years, he is still active. He has appeared in only three films in 21st century: Hotaru (ホタル, Firefly) in May 2001, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, in late December 2005, and Yasuo Furuhata's Anata e (To You) in late August 2012, after a six-year hiatus. Date Of Birth | February 16, 1931 |
Died | 2014-11-10 |
Place Of Birth | Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan |
Height | 5' 10¾" (1.8 m) |
Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
Education | Meiji University |
Spouse | Chiemi Eri |
Awards | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
Star Sign | Aquarius |
# | Fact |
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1 | Known as "The Japanese Clint Eastwood." |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji | 1964 | Sasaki Kojiro | |
Tôkyô gyangu tai Honkon gyangu | 1964 | ||
Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku | 1963 | ||
Gyangu Chûshingura | 1963 | ||
Miyamoto Musashi: Nitôryû kaigen | 1963 | Sasaki Kojiro | |
Ankokugai saidai no kettô | 1963 | Shimpei Matsuoka | |
Jinsei gekijo: zoku hisha kaku | 1963 | ||
Tokyo Untouchable: Dasso | 1963 | Yoshio Harada | |
Ankokugai no kaoyaku: juichinin no gyangu | 1963 | Sawagami | |
Yumin-gai no Judan | 1962 | ||
Tôkyô antatchaburu | 1962 | Yoshio Harada | |
Ankoku-gai saigo no hi | 1962 | ||
Koi to Taiyo to Gang | 1962 | ||
Minami taiheiyô nami takashi | 1962 | ||
Sen-hime to Hideyori | 1962 | Naomori | |
Beran me-e geisha makari tôru | 1961 | ||
Akuma no temari-uta | 1961 | Kindaichi Kôsuke | |
Mannen Tarô to anego shain | 1961 | Tarô Mannen | |
Hana to arashi to gyangu | 1961 | ||
Tenka no Kaidanji Senpû Tarô | 1961 | Tarô Senpû | |
Ôzora no muhômono | 1960 | ||
Zoku beran me-e geisha | 1960 | ||
Otoko nara yattemiro | 1960 | ||
Tenka no Kaidanji Tosshin Tarô | 1960 | Tarô Tosshin | |
Ôinaru tabiji | 1960 | Kozo's second son | |
Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan | 1959 | ||
Sister with Sister | 1958 | ||
Mori to mizuumi no matsuri | 1958 | Ichitaro Kazamori | |
With Song in my Heart | 1958 | ||
Detective Duel | 1958 | ||
Kisetsufu no kanatani | 1958 | ||
Romance Freestyle | 1958 | ||
No Advice Taken | 1958 | ||
The Deep Blue Sea | 1957 | ||
Daigaku no Ishimatsu | 1957 | ||
Yûhi to kenjû | 1956 | Shintarô | |
Nippon G-men | 1956 | ||
Bonbon ganbaru | 1956 | TV Series | |
Choppu sensei | 1956 | ||
Denkô karate uchi | 1956 | Yusaku shinobu | |
Denkô ryûsei karate uchi | 1956 | Yusaku shinobu | |
Anata e | 2012 | Eiji Kurashima | |
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | 2005 | Gou-ichi Takata | |
The Firefly | 2001 | Yamaoka Shûji | |
Railroad Man | 1999 | Otomatsu Sato | |
Keiji hebi ni yokogirareru | 1995 | TV Movie | |
Shijûshichinin no shikaku | 1994 | Kuranosuke Ôishi | |
Korekara umibe no tabibitotachi | 1993 | TV Movie | |
Mr. Baseball | 1992 | Uchiyama | |
Chiroru no banka | 1992 | TV Series | |
Buddies | 1989 | Kadokura | |
Black Rain | 1989 | Masahiro | |
Umi e | 1988 | ||
Yasha | 1985 | Shuji | |
Izakaya Chôji | 1983 | Eiji | |
Nankyoku monogatari | 1983 | Akira Ushioda | |
Kaikyô | 1982 | Go Akutsu | |
Keiji monogatari | 1982 | Detective Mikami | |
Station | 1981 | Eiji Mikami | |
A Distant Cry from Spring | 1980 | Kôsaku Tajima | |
Dôran | 1980 | Keisuke Miyagi | |
Yasei no shômei | 1978 | Takeshi Ajisawa | |
Fuyu no hana | 1978 | Hidetsugu Kano | |
Aniki | 1977 | TV Series | Eiji |
The Yellow Handkerchief | 1977 | Yûsaku Shima | |
Hakkodasan | 1977 | Captain Tokushima | |
Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare | 1976 | Morioka | |
Kobe Kokusai Gang | 1975 | Masato Dan | |
Shinkansen daibakuha | 1975 | Tetsuo Okita | |
Daidatsugoku | 1975 | Ichiro Kozue | |
Nihon ninkyo-do: gekitotsu-hen | 1975 | Ichizo Ryuzaki | |
San-daime Shumei | 1974 | ||
The Yakuza | 1974 | Tanaka Ken (as Takakura Ken) | |
The Homeless | 1974 | Joukichi | |
Yamaguchi-gumi San-daime | 1973 | ||
Gorugo 13 | 1973 | Golgo 13 (as Ken Takakura) | |
Gendai ninkyô-shi | 1973 | Ryoichi Shimaya | |
Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden | 1972 | ||
Bokyo Komori-uta | 1972 | ||
Showa zankyo-den: Yabure-gasa | 1972 | ||
Shin abashiri bangaichi: arashi yobu danpu jingi | 1972 | ||
Junko intai kinen eiga: Kantô hizakura ikka | 1972 | Kuramoto | |
Nihon jokyo-den: ketto midare-bana | 1971 | ||
Nihon kyokaku-den: Dosu | 1971 | ||
Shin abashiri bangaichi: Arashi yobu shiretoko-misaki | 1971 | ||
Showa zankyo-den: hoero karajishi | 1971 | ||
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Dai-Dassou | 1971 | ||
Ninkyo-retsuden: Otoko | 1971 | ||
Gorotsuki mushuku | 1971 | Isamu Tekada | |
Nihon yakuza-den: Sôchiyô e no michi | 1971 | Ryutaro Fudo | |
Nihon jokyo-den: makka na dokyo-bana | 1970 | ||
Nihon kyokaku-den: Nobori Ryu | 1970 | ||
Saigo no tokkôtai | 1970 | ||
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai Shinrin no Ketto | 1970 | ||
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Hagure Okami | 1970 | ||
Sutemi no Narazu-mono | 1970 | ||
Yukyo-retsuden | 1970 | ||
Shôwa zankyô-den: Shinde moraimasu | 1970 | ||
Too Late the Hero | 1970 | Maj. Yamaguchi | |
Nippon dabi katsukyu | 1970 | ||
Bakuto mujô | 1969 | ||
Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha | 1969 | ||
Nihon kyokaku-den: hana to ryu | 1969 | ||
Sengo Saidai no Toba | 1969 | ||
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Saihate no Nagare-mono | 1969 | ||
Showa zankyo-den: Hito-kiri karajishi | 1969 | ||
Tosei-nin Retsuden | 1969 | ||
Nihon ansatsu hiroku | 1969 | ||
Hibotan bakuto: nidaime shûmei | 1969 | ||
Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi | 1969 | ||
Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shôbu | 1969 | Shogo Hanaoka | |
Gokuchu no kaoyaku | 1968 | ||
Kyokaku Retsuden | 1968 | ||
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Zetsuenjô | 1968 | ||
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi | 1968 | Katsuji Suematsu | |
Bakuto retsuden | 1968 | ||
Gion matsuri | 1968 | ||
Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune | 1968 | ||
Gorotsuki | 1968 | ||
Hibotan bakuto | 1968 | Shogo Hanaoka | |
Koya no toseinin | 1968 | Ken Kato | |
Âa dôki no sakura | 1967 | First Lieutenant Kenmochi | |
Abashiri Bangaichi: Aku eno Chôsen | 1967 | Shin-ichi Tachibana | |
Kyokotsu ichidai | 1967 | ||
Nihon kyokaku-den: kirikomi | 1967 | ||
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Shira-ha no Sakazuki | 1967 | ||
Abashiri bangaichi: Fubuki no tôsô | 1967 | Shin-ichiTachibana | |
Shôwa zankyô-den: Chizome no karajishi | 1967 | Hidejirô Hanada | |
Abashiri bangaichi: Kettô reika 30 do | 1967 | Shin-ichi Tachibana | |
Abashiri Bangaichi: Daisetsugen no Taiketsu | 1966 | ||
Abashiri Bangaichi: Koya no taiketsu | 1966 | ||
Abashiri Bangaichi: Nangoku no Taiketsu | 1966 | ||
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Kaminari-mon no Ketto | 1966 | ||
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Ketto Kanda-matsuri | 1966 | ||
Otoko no shôbu | 1966 | ||
Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami | 1966 | ||
Jigoku no okite ni asu wa nai | 1966 | Ichiro Takita | |
Kamikaze yarô | 1966 | ||
Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi botan | 1966 | ||
Abashiri bangaichi: Hokkai hen | 1965 | Shin'ichi Tachibana | |
Kaoyaku | 1965 | Kyôichi Hayami | |
Nihon Kyokaku-den: kanto-hen | 1965 | ||
Nihon Kyokaku-den: naniwa-hen | 1965 | ||
Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen | 1965 | ||
Shôwa zankyô-den | 1965 | ||
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô | 1965 | Sasaki Kojiro | |
Zoku Abashiri bangaichi | 1965 | Shinichi Tsukibana | |
Abashiri Bangaichi | 1965 | Shinichi Tsukibana | |
Kiga kaikyô | 1965 | Ajimura | |
Nihon kyokaku-den | 1964 | Chokichi | |
Ôkami to buta to ningen | 1964 | Jirô, second brother | |
Ankokugai Main Street | 1964 | Tetsuya Shinobu | |
Irezumi totsugekitai | 1964 | ||
Narazumono | 1964 | Minami | |
Jakoman to Tetsu | 1964 | Tetsu |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Keiji hebi ni yokogirareru | 1995 | TV Movie performer: "Yakusoku" | |
Izakaya Chôji | 1983 | performer: "Jidai okure no sakaba" | |
Abashiri bangaichi: Fubuki no tôsô | 1967 | performer: "Abashiri bangaichi" | |
Abashiri bangaichi: Kettô reika 30 do | 1967 | performer: "Abashiri bangaichi" | |
Abashiri bangaichi: Hokkai hen | 1965 | performer: "Abashiri bangaichi" | |
Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen | 1965 | performer: "Abashiri bangaichi", "Otoko no uramachi" |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 37th Annual Japan Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
SmaSTATION | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
Sekai isan | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Narration |
Kurôzu appu gendai | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
The 23rd Annual Japan Academy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
Smap×Smap | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
Tetsuko no heya | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
The 5th Annual Japan Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor |
The 4th Annual Japan Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
The 1st Annual Japan Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
Star 1001 Ya | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tetsuko no heya | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 1 | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | 1991 | Documentary | actor 'The Yakuza' (uncredited) |
Chambara graffitti - Kill! | 1981 | Documentary |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2014 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Awards of the Japanese Academy | ||
2006 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Qian li zou dan qi (2005) |
2000 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Poppoya (1999) |
2000 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Poppoya (1999) |
2000 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actor | Poppoya (1999) |
2000 | Festival Prize | Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Poppoya (1999) |
1999 | Best Actor | Montréal World Film Festival | Poppoya (1999) | |
1999 | Best Actor | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Poppoya (1999) | |
1990 | Best Actor | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | A un (1989) | |
1982 | Best Actor | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Eki (1981) | |
1982 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Eki (1981) |
1982 | Special Prize | Yokohama Film Festival | For his career. | |
1981 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Dôran (1980) |
1978 | Best Actor | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) | |
1978 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) |
1978 | Blue Ribbon Award | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) |
1978 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) |
1978 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) |
1977 | Hochi Film Award | Hochi Film Awards | Best Actor | Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1995 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Shijûshichinin no shikaku (1994) |
1990 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | A un (1989) |