
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic, honorable presence he brought to his roles. Known as the "Clint Eastwood" of Japan, 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...
Career stats
103Films
234Posters
58Years active
1989Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
110 postersBlack Rain · 1989
The Yakuza · 1975
Qian li zou dan qi · 2005
Too Late the Hero · 1970
Nihon jokyo-den: makka na dokyo-bana · 1970
Mr. Baseball · 1992
Hibotan bakuto · 1968
Poppoya · 1999
Nankyoku monogatari · 1983
Shôwa zankyô-den · 1965
Hibotan bakuto: Hanafuda shôbu · 1969
Ankokugai no kaoyaku: juichinin no gyangu · 1963
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partnersSumiko Fuji
Actor · 26 films together

Kôji Tsuruta
Actor · 24 films together
Takashi Hio
Actor · 21 films together
Masahiro Makino
Directed by · 19 films together

Minoru Ôki
Actor · 19 films together
Nenji Kobayashi
Actor · 19 films together

Ryô Ikebe
Actor · 17 films together
Teruo Ishii
Directed by · 15 films together











