Actor
Ken Takakura
197 movies as actor
Born Feb 16, 1931 – Nov 10, 2014 (aged 83)From Nakama, Fukuoka, JapanAlso known as Goichi Oda, 高仓健, Кэн Такакура
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 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 …
Known for
Black Rain
1989 · Drama, Action
The Yakuza
1974 · Crime, Drama
Mr. Baseball
1992 · Comedy
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 · Drama
Too Late the Hero
1970 · Drama, Action
The Bullet Train
1975 · Action, Crime
Antarctica
1983 · Drama, Adventure
A Fugitive from the Past
1965 · Crime, Drama
Railroad Man
1999 · Drama
The Yellow Handkerchief
1977 · Comedy, Drama
A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 · Drama
47 Ronin
1994 · Action, Drama
Ken Takakura movies
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
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
The Yakuza
1974 · Tanaka Ken
The Homeless
1974 · Jokichi Anabuki
Third Generation Boss
1974
Golgo 13
1973 · Duke Togo / Golgo 13
Yakuza of the Present
1973 · Ryoichi Shimaya
Japan's Top Gangster
1973 · Kazuo Taoka
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
The Pledge
1972
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972 · Kuramoto
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
1971
The Man
1971
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971 · Hidejiro Hanada
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971
Patience Has An End
1971 · Isamu Tekada
Dagger
1971
Bloodiest Flower
1971
The Path of the King
1971 · Ryutaro Fudo
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970
The Domain: Rising Dragon
1970
The Last Kamikaze
1970 · Koji Yashiro
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
1970
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970
Yukyo-retsuden
1970
Too Late the Hero
1970 · Major Yamaguchi
The Japan Derby Race
1970
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
1970
House of Gamblers
1970
Brave Red Flower of the North
1970
Gambler's Legacy
1969 · Tsukuda Ginjiro
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969 · Saburo Aizawa
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Samurai Geisha
1969 · Shimada Seikichi
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
1969 · Kingoro Tamai
Brothers Serving Time
1969
The Biggest Gamble
1969 · Shuzo Honjo
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
1969 · Koji Yashiro
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969 · Hanada Hidejiro
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969 · Shogo Hanaoka
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968 · Katsuji Suehiro
Gambler Biography
1968
The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968
Rogue
1968 · Isamu Oba
Red Peony Gambler
1968 · Naoki Katagiri
Histories of the Chivalrous
1968
The Drifting Avenger
1968 · Ken Kato
Prison Boss
1968
The Domain: Severed Relations
1968
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
1967 · Shin-ichi Tachibana
Code of Chivalry
1967
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
1967 · Shin-ichi Tachibana
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967
Classmates
1967 · First Lieutenant Kenmochi
The Chivalrous Life
1967 · Ryuma Ibuki
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967
The Domain: White Blade
1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
1966
Glorious Fights
1966 · Ichiro Takita
The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
1966
Showdown of Men
1966
The Kamikaze Guy
1966 · Fumio Kuroki
The Bullet and the Horse
1966
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965 · Shin'ichi Tachibana
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965 · Shinichi Tachibana
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965 · Seiji Terajima
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965 · Sasaki Kojiro
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965 · Shinichi Tachibana
Abashiri Prison
1965 · Shinichi Tachibana
Tokyo Untouchable
1965 · Yoshio Harada
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
1965 · Ajimura
The Boss
1965
Storm Party
1964
Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964 · Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
The Domain
1964
Main Street in the Underworld
1964
An Outlaw
1964 · Minami
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964 · Tetsu
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964 · Sasaki Kojiro
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963 · Asano
Blackmail
1963
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963 · Sasaki Kojiro
Duel of the Underworld
1963
Defeat the Boss
1963
The Big Boss
1963
Life of Hishakaku
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963 · Yoshio Harada
Violent Street
1963
Eleven Gangsters
1963 · Sawagami
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962
Operation Diamond
1962
Hell's Kitchen
1962
365 Nights
1962
Tokyo's Business District
1962
Song of Kagoshima
1962 · Shuhei Tategami
Tales of President Mito
1962 · Sukesaburo Sasa
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962 · Naomori
All Rascals
1962
The Escape
1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1962
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
1961 · Kosuke Kindaichi
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
1961 · Kenichi Oka
Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
1961 · Tarô Mannen
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1961
Flower, Storm and Gangster
1961 · 'Smiley' Ken
A Fishwife's Tale
1961
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind
1961 · Tarō Senpū
I Am The Magician From Hell
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961 · Kenichi Hanamura
If You're Man Enough
1960
Storming Squadron
1960
The Sand City in Manchuria
1960 · Hari
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960
Delinquent Angel
1960
The Great Road
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
The Second Bullet is Marked
1960
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity
1960
The Counterfeiters
1959
Four Hours of Terror
1959 · Captain Yamamoto
The Silent Murder
1959
Night of the Suspicions
1959 · 久里 / 島
Hell's Companion
1959
A Dead Drifter
1959
A Man's Dark Finger
1959
The Happy Family
1959
The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959 · Fumio Sone
Sister with Sister
1958 · Hiroshi Ishioka
The Outsiders
1958 · Ichitaro Kazamori
With Songs in My Heart
1958
Midair Circus
1958
Detective Duel
1958
His Pistol is Hell
1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Romance Freestyle
Romance Freestyle
1958
Monsoon Son Pt.2
1958
Monsoon Son
1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
No Advice Taken
1958
Jet Air Base 101
1957 · Jiro Nakata
Showdown in Blood
1957
The Deep Blue Sea
1957
Men Fighting Whales
1957 · Yosuke Yamagami
Employee Full of Fight
Employee Full of Fight
1957 · Tani
恐怖の空中殺人
1956 · 島田寿夫
Mother Peacock
1956
Manchurian Sunset
1956 · Shintaro
G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
1956
The Chop Professor
1956
Lightning Karate Blow
1956
Meteor Karate Strike
1956
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