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Ken Takakura

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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…

Filmography195 films
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  1. Ken San2016
  2. Dearest2012
  3. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles2005
  4. The Firefly2001
  5. Railroad Man1999
  6. The detective whose path was crossed by a snake1995
  7. 47 Ronin1994
  8. Mr. Baseball1992
  9. Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star1991
  10. Buddies1989
  11. Black Rain1989
  12. Umi e, See You1988
  13. Demon1985
  14. A Portrait of the Author1984
  15. Choji Snack Bar1983
  16. Antarctica1983
  17. The Longest Tunnel1982
  18. Karate Cop1982
  19. Station1981
  20. A Distant Cry from Spring1980
  21. The Revolt1980
  22. Never Give Up1978
  23. Winter's Flower1978
  24. The Yellow Handkerchief1977
  25. Mount Hakkoda1977
  26. Manhunt1976
  27. The International Gang of Kobe1975
  28. The Bullet Train1975
  29. Great Jailbreak1975
  30. Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack1975
  31. The Yakuza1974
  32. The Homeless1974
  33. Third Generation Boss1974
  34. Golgo 131973
  35. Yakuza of the Present1973
  36. Japan's Top Gangster1973
  37. Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die1972
  38. New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972
  39. The Pledge1972
  40. Lullaby for a Tough Guy1972
  41. The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang1972
  42. New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter1971
  43. The Man1971
  44. Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love1971
  45. New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape1971
  46. Patience Has An End1971
  47. Dagger1971
  48. Bloodiest Flower1971
  49. The Path of the King1971
  50. New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow1970
  51. The Domain: Rising Dragon1970
  52. The Last Kamikaze1970
  53. Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny1970
  54. New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri1970
  55. Yukyo-retsuden1970
  56. Too Late the Hero1970
  57. The Japan Derby Race1970
  58. A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life1970
  59. House of Gamblers1970
  60. Brave Red Flower of the North1970
  61. Gambler's Legacy1969
  62. New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town1969
  63. Brutal Tales of Chivalry 61969
  64. Memoir of Japanese Assassinations1969
  65. New Prison Walls of Abashiri 21969
  66. Samurai Geisha1969
  67. The Domain: Flower and Dragon1969
  68. Brothers Serving Time1969
  69. The Biggest Gamble1969
  70. Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony1969
  71. Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo1969
  72. Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game1969
  73. Gambler Biography1968
  74. New Prison Walls of Abashiri1968
  75. The Day the Sun Rose1968
  76. Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza1968
  77. Rogue1968
  78. Red Peony Gambler1968
  79. Histories of the Chivalrous1968
  80. The Drifting Avenger1968
  81. Prison Boss1968
  82. The Domain: Severed Relations1968
  83. A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm1967
  84. Code of Chivalry1967
  85. The Domain: Where The Blade Enters1967
  86. Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil1967
  87. Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 41967
  88. Classmates1967
  89. The Chivalrous Life1967
  90. Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido1967
  91. The Domain: White Blade1967
  92. Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country1966
  93. Glorious Fights1966
  94. The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate1966
  95. Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South1966
  96. Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf1966
  97. Showdown of Men1966
  98. The Kamikaze Guy1966
  99. The Bullet and the Horse1966
  100. The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown1966
  101. Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 21966
  102. Prison Walls of Abashiri 41965
  103. Prison Walls of Abashiri 31965
  104. Brutal Tales of Chivalry1965
  105. Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro1965
  106. The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry1965
  107. Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 21965
  108. Abashiri Prison1965
  109. Tokyo Untouchable1965
  110. The Domain: The Naniwa Story1965
  111. A Fugitive from the Past1965
  112. The Boss1965
  113. Storm Party1964
  114. Wolves, Pigs & Men1964
  115. The Domain1964
  116. Main Street in the Underworld1964
  117. An Outlaw1964
  118. Jakoman and Tetsu1964
  119. Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple1964
  120. Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang1964
  121. Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963
  122. Blackmail1963
  123. Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style1963
  124. Duel of the Underworld1963
  125. Defeat the Boss1963
  126. The Big Boss1963
  127. Life of Hishakaku1963
  128. Tokyo Untouchable: Escape1963
  129. Violent Street1963
  130. Eleven Gangsters1963
  131. Uragirimono wa jigoku daze1962
  132. Operation Diamond1962
  133. Hell's Kitchen1962
  134. 365 Nights1962
  135. Tokyo's Business District1962
  136. Song of Kagoshima1962
  137. Tales of President Mito1962
  138. Lady Sen and Hideyori1962
  139. All Rascals1962
  140. The Escape1962
  141. The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka1962
  142. South Pacific Waves Are High1962
  143. Devil's Nursery Rhyme1961
  144. Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san1961
  145. Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues1961
  146. The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado1961
  147. Flower, Storm and Gangster1961
  148. A Fishwife's Tale1961
  149. The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind1961
  150. I Am The Magician From Hell1961
  151. The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 41961
  152. If You're Man Enough1960
  153. Storming Squadron1960
  154. The Sand City in Manchuria1960
  155. The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 31960
  156. The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush1960
  157. Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy1960
  158. Delinquent Angel1960
  159. The Great Road1960
  160. The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960
  161. 続べらんめぇ芸者1960
  162. The Second Bullet is Marked1960
  163. The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity1960
  164. Four Hours of Terror1959
  165. The Silent Murder1959
  166. Night of the Suspicions1959
  167. Hell's Companion1959
  168. A Dead Drifter1959
  169. A Man's Dark Finger1959
  170. The Bastards of Lawless Town1959
  171. The Happy Family1959
  172. Sister with Sister1958
  173. The Outsiders1958
  174. With Songs in My Heart1958
  175. Midair Circus1958
  176. Detective Duel1958
  177. His Pistol is Hell1958
  178. Beyond the Seasonal Wind1958
  179. Romance Freestyle1958
  180. Monsoon Son Pt.21958
  181. Monsoon Son1958
  182. Man of Thirteen Eyes1958
  183. No Advice Taken1958
  184. Jet Air Base 1011957
  185. Showdown in Blood1957
  186. The Deep Blue Sea1957
  187. Men Fighting Whales1957
  188. Employee Full of Fight1957
  189. 恐怖の空中殺人1956
  190. Mother Peacock1956
  191. Manchurian Sunset1956
  192. G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization1956
  193. The Chop Professor1956
  194. Lightning Karate Blow1956
  195. Meteor Karate Strike1956
  1. Ken San2016
  2. Dearest2012
  3. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles2005