Ken Watanabe - Revision history

AutovoltGTS at 12:14, 21 October 2025

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	'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film and its sequel ''King of the Monsters'', and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.		'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film and its sequel ''King of the Monsters'', and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.

			In terms of foreign dubbing, outside of often dubbing himself over into Japanese, he's voiced Rhett Butler in the [[TV Tokyo]] dub of ''Gone with the Wind'', John Rambo in the [[NTV]] dub of ''First Blood'' and more recently Kiros in ''Mufasa: The Lion King''.

	On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>		On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>

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	'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film and its sequel ''King of the Monsters'', and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.		'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film and its sequel ''King of the Monsters'', and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.

NexusShard17 at 22:09, 21 October 2019

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	'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film ~~as well it~~'~~s forthcoming sequel~~ and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.		'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film and its sequel ''King of the Monsters'', and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.

	On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>		On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>

Energizer at 21:56, 15 November 2018

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	'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'' ~~and~~ Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film.		'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'', Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film as well it's forthcoming sequel and Lt. Yoshida in ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''.

	On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>		On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.		*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913822/ Ken Watanabe] at the Internet Movie Database		*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913822/ Ken Watanabe at the Internet Movie Database]
	*~~[[wikipedia:~~Ken Watanabe\|Ken Watanabe]] at Wikipedia		*{{w\|Ken Watanabe\|Ken Watanabe at Wikipedia}}
	*[[~~wikipedia~~:ja:渡辺謙\|Ken Watanabe]] at Japanese Wikipedia ~~''(Japanese)''~~		*[[w:ja:渡辺謙\|Ken Watanabe at Japanese Wikipedia]]

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	*[[Drift (AOE)\|Drift]]		*[[Drift (AOE)\|Drift]]


	===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===		===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===

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	*[[Drift (AOE)\|Drift]]		*[[Drift (AOE)\|Drift]]


			===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===
			*Drift

	==Notes==		==Notes==

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 09:33, 1 December 2016

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	On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>		On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>

	==Roles==		==Roles==
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	*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.		*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[[wikipedia:Ken Watanabe\|Ken Watanabe]] at Wikipedia		*[[wikipedia:Ken Watanabe\|Ken Watanabe]] at Wikipedia
	*[[wikipedia:ja:渡辺謙\|Ken Watanabe]] at Japanese Wikipedia ''(Japanese)''		*[[wikipedia:ja:渡辺謙\|Ken Watanabe]] at Japanese Wikipedia ''(Japanese)''

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

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	'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'' and Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film.		'''Ken Watanabe''' (渡辺謙, ''Watanabe Ken'', born [[October 21]], [[1959]]), is a Japanese actor of numerous roles in both Japan and America. His most well-known ones includes General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'' (for which he got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 2003 Academy Award), Ra's al Ghul in ''[[Batman]] Begins'' <sub>or so he makes you think</sub>, Mr. Saito in ''Inception'' and Doctor Ishiro Serizawa in the 2014 ''[[Godzilla]]'' film.

	On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment. <ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>		On February 9, 2016, Watanabe had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would postpone scheduled performances to undergo necessary treatment.<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/67b381d5004443cfb2f4cc7262afcf3d/tony-nominated-actor-ken-watanabe-battling-stomach-cancer</ref>
	==Roles==		==Roles==
	===''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)\|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''===		===''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)\|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''===
	*[[Drift (~~ROTF~~)\|Drift]]		*[[Drift (AOE)\|Drift]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

	*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.		*A Japanese MSN article claimed that Watanabe would be voicing Drift in both the English and Japanese language versions of ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/140727/ent14072712050003-n1.htm</ref> When the film was released in Japan, however, Drift was dubbed by actor [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]]. Whether Watanabe's Japanese performance was replaced or if MSN misinterpreted the facts (as Watanabe does speak Japanese in the English version of the film) is unknown.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===		===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)\|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''===