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 of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played...
Also Known As
Goichi Oda, 高仓健, Кэн Такакура, کن تاکاکورا, 小田剛一
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Ken Takakura's Movies
Black Rain
22 Sept 1989
The Yakuza
21 Dec 1974
Mr. Baseball
01 Oct 1992
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
22 Dec 2005
Too Late the Hero
20 May 1970
Antarctica
23 Jul 1983
The Bullet Train
05 Jul 1975
A Fugitive from the Past
15 Jan 1965
Railroad Man
05 Jun 1999
The Yellow Handkerchief
30 Sept 1977
A Distant Cry from Spring
15 Mar 1980
47 Ronin
22 Oct 1994
Manhunt
11 Feb 1976
Golgo 13
29 Dec 1973
Mount Hakkoda
04 Jun 1977
Red Peony Gambler
14 Sept 1968
Dearest
25 Aug 2012
Station
07 Nov 1981
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
04 Sept 1965
Buddies
03 Nov 1989
