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Ken Watanabe: Biography

  • Birth Name: Kensaku Watanabe
  • Birth Place: Koide, Niigata, Japan
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/21/1959, Libra
  • Profession: Actor
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Ken Watanabe Fast Facts:
  • Breakout role in his homeland came with the popular 1985 comedy Tompopo (Dandelion).
  • Was diagnosed with leukemia in 1989 but continued to act while undergoing chemotherapy. He suffered a relapse in 1994 that kept him in the hospital for more than a year.
  • Made his American film debut in the 2003 epic The Last Samurai. He earned an Oscar nod for his performance.
  • In 2005, he began treatment for hepatitis C, which he had contracted while undergoing blood transfusions during his first bout of leukemia.
  • Released an autobiography, Dare? Who Am I?, in 2006 in Japan.
  • Ken Watanabe Relationships:
  • Yumiko Watanabe - Ex-wife
  • Shin Shinitiro - Son
  • An Watanabe - Daughter
  • Kaho Minami - Wife
  • Ken Watanabe Awards:
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee

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'Letters From Iwo Jima'
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Posted: 3/12/2008
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Last Samurai, The
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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Posted: 6/27/2008 Length: 2h 25m 7s
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'Letters From Iwo Jima' - Trailer...
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Film Fixation: 'Batman Begins'
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