Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura , born Takeichi Oda , was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in over 200 films. Affectionately referred to as "Ken-san" by audiences, he was best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role four times, tied with Koji Yakusho for the most ever. Takakura additionally received the Japanese Medal of Honor with purple ribbon in 1998, the Person of Cultural Merit award in 2006, and the Order of Culture in 2013.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
actor
1969
Gambler's Legacy
actor
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
actor
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
actor
1969
Samurai Geisha
actor
1969
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
actor
1969
Brothers Serving Time
actor
1969
The Biggest Gamble
actor
1969
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
actor
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
actor
1969
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
actor
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
actor
1968
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
actor
1968
Red Peony Gambler
actor
1968
Histories of the Chivalrous
actor
1968
The Drifting Avenger
actor
1968
Prison Boss
actor
1968
The Domain: Severed Relations
actor
1968
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
actor
1967
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
actor
1967
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
actor
1967
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
actor
1967
Classmates
actor
1967
The Chivalrous Life
actor
1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
actor
1967
The Domain: White Blade
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1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
actor
1966
Glorious Fights
actor
1966
The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
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1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
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1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
actor
1966
The Kamikaze Guy
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1966
The Bullet and the Horse
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1966
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
actor
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
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1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
actor
1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
actor
1965
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
actor
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
actor
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
actor
1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
actor
1965
Abashiri Prison
actor
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
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1965
The Boss
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1965
Wolves, Pigs & Men
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1964
The Domain
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1964
An Outlaw
actor
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
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1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
actor
1964
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
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1963
Life of Hishakaku
actor
1963
Violent Street
actor
1963
Eleven Gangsters
actor
1963
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
actor
1962
365 Nights
actor
1962
Song of Kagoshima
actor
1962
Tales of President Mito
actor
1962
All Rascals
actor
1962
The Escape
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1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
actor
1962
South Pacific Waves Are High
actor
1962
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
actor
1961
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
actor
1961
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
actor
1961
Flower, Storm and Gangster
actor
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
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1961
The Sand City in Manchuria
actor
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
actor
1960
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
actor
1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
actor
1960
The Great Road
actor
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
actor
1960
The Second Bullet is Marked
actor
1960
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity
actor
1960