Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Acting

Birthday

1931/02/16

Day of death

2014/11/10 (83 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan

Also know as

Goichi Oda, 高仓健, Кэн Такакура, کن تاکاکورا

Biography

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 racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played...Read more

Acting
海峡
0.0

(1982) The Longest Tunnel

as Go Akutsu

Black Rain
6.6

(1989) Black Rain

as Masahiro

遊民街の銃弾
0.0

(1962) Operation Diamond

as ---

幸福の黄色いハンカチ
6.8

(1977) The Yellow Handkerchief

as Yusaku Shima

四十七人の刺客
7.5

(1994) 47 Ronin

as Kuranosuke Oishi

東京ギャング対香港ギャング
0.0

(1964) Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

as ---

南太平洋波高し
0.0

(1962) South Pacific Waves Are High

as ---

漂流死体
0.0

(1959) A Dead Drifter

as ---

野性の証明
5.7

(1978) Never Give Up

as Takeshi Ajisawa

ごろつき
0.0

(1968) Rogue

as Isamu Oba

The Yakuza
7.1

(1974) The Yakuza

as Tanaka Ken

鯨と斗う男
0.0

(1957) Men Fighting Whales

as Yosuke Yamagami

千里走单骑
7.2

(2005) Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

as Gou-ichi Takata

東京アンタッチャブル
0.0

(1962) Tokyo Untouchable

as Yoshio Harada

カミカゼ野郎 真昼の決斗
5.0

(1966) The Kamikaze Guy

as Fumio Kuroki

南極物語
7.3

(1983) Antarctica

as Ushioda

ずべ公天使
0.0

(1960) Delinquent Angel

as ---

新幹線大爆破
6.8

(1975) The Bullet Train

as Tetsuo Okita

万年太郎と姐御社員
0.0

(1961) Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues

as Tarô Mannen

Mr. Baseball
5.9

(1992) Mr. Baseball

as Uchiyama

Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
0.0

(1961) Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō

as Tarō Senpū

鉄道員
7.0

(1999) Railroad Man

as Otomatsu Sato

恐喝
0.0

(1963) Blackmail

as ---

緋牡丹博徒
7.2

(1968) Red Peony Gambler

as Naoki Katagiri

君よ憤怒の河を渉れ
6.5

(1976) Manhunt

as Morioka

暗黒街大通り
6.0

(1964) Main Street in the Underworld

as ---

ならず者
4.8

(1964) An Outlaw

as Minami

遙かなる山の呼び声
7.2

(1980) A Distant Cry from Spring

as Kosaku Tajima

ゴルゴ13
4.9

(1973) Golgo 13

as Duke Togo / Golgo 13

地獄の底までつき合うぜ
0.0

(1959) Hell's Companion

as ---

緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負
7.0

(1969) Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

as Shogo Hanaoka

森と湖のまつり
0.0

(1958) The Outsiders

as Ichitaro Kazamori

東京丸の内
0.0

(1962) Tokyo's Business District

as ---

日本女侠伝 真赤な度胸花
6.0

(1970) Brave Red Flower of the North

as ---

宮本武蔵 巌流島の決斗
7.3

(1965) Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

as Sasaki Kojiro

八甲田山
6.4

(1977) Mount Hakkoda

as Captain Tokushima

あ・うん
6.8

(1989) Buddies

as Kadokura

駅 STATION
6.1

(1981) Station

as Eiji Mikami

飢餓海峡
7.5

(1965) A Fugitive from the Past

as Ajimura

あなたへ
6.8

(2012) Dearest

as Eiji Shimakura

昭和残侠伝 唐獅子牡丹
7.0

(1966) Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

as ---

昭和残侠伝 一匹狼
6.0

(1966) Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

as ---

夜叉
7.7

(1985) Demon

as Shuji

夕日と拳銃
0.0

(1956) Manchurian Sunset

as Shintaro

昭和残侠伝 血染の唐獅子
6.2

(1967) Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

as ---

昭和残侠伝 唐獅子仁義
7.5

(1969) Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

as Hanada Hidejiro

6.0

(1970) Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

as ---

昭和残侠伝
7.1

(1965) Brutal Tales of Chivalry

as Seiji Terajima

血まみれの決闘
0.0

(1957) Showdown in Blood

as ---

男ならやってみろ
0.0

(1960) If You're Man Enough

as ---

網走番外地
7.1

(1965) Abashiri Prison

as Shinichi Tachibana

狼と豚と人間
8.1

(1964) Wolves, Pigs & Men

as Jiro Kuroki, the second brother

恋と太陽とギャング
0.0

(1962) All Rascals

as ---

任侠列伝 男
0.0

(1971) The Man

as ---

刑事物語
0.0

(1982) Karate Cop

as Detective Mikami

東京アンタッチャブル 脱走
0.0

(1963) Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

as Yoshio Harada

純子引退記念映画 関東緋桜一家
6.0

(1972) The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

as Kuramoto

裏切者は地獄だぜ
0.0

(1962) Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

as ---

冬の華
6.2

(1978) Winter's Flower

as Hidetsugu Kano

ホタル
7.0

(2001) The Firefly

as Yamaoka Shuji

にっぽんGメン 特別武装班出動
0.0

(1956) G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization

as ---

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.0

(1991) Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

日本侠客伝
5.8

(1964) The Domain

as ---

無宿 やどなし
7.5

(1974) The Homeless

as Jokichi Anabuki

むかし男ありけり
0.0

(1984) A Portrait of the Author

as Self

Too Late the Hero
6.5

(1970) Too Late the Hero

as Major Yamaguchi

昭和残侠伝 吼えろ唐獅子
7.0

(1971) Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

as Hidejiro Hanada

電光空手打ち
0.0

(1956) Lightning Karate Blow

as ---

獄中の顔役
7.0

(1968) Prison Boss

as ---

居酒屋兆治
7.0

(1983) Choji Snack Bar

as Eiji

7.0

(1968) The Day the Sun Rose

as ---

日本やくざ伝 総長への道
6.0

(1971) The Path of the King

as Ryutaro Fudo

青い海原
5.0

(1957) The Deep Blue Sea

as ---

あゝ同期の桜
6.5

(1967) Classmates

as First Lieutenant Kenmochi

最後の特攻隊
6.0

(1970) The Last Kamikaze

as Koji Yashiro

0.0

(1960) The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

as ---

動乱
6.0

(1980) The Revolt

as Keisuke Miyagi

希望の乙女
0.0

(1958) With Songs in My Heart

as ---

砂漠を渡る太陽
6.5

(1960) The Sand City in Manchuria

as Hari

網走番外地 北海篇
0.0

(1965) Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

as Shin'ichi Tachibana

新網走番外地
6.0

(1968) New Prison Walls of Abashiri

as Katsuji Suehiro

花と嵐とギャング
6.0

(1961) Flower, Storm and Gangster

as 'Smiley' Ken

0.0

(1958) Romance Freestyle

as ---

高度7000米 恐怖の四時間
5.7

(1959) Four Hours of Terror

as Captain Yamamoto

悪魔の手毬唄
0.0

(1961) Devil's Nursery Rhyme

as Kosuke Kindaichi

ジェット機出動 第101航空基地
0.0

(1957) Jet Air Base 101

as Jiro Nakata

ひばりの花形探偵合戦
6.0

(1958) Detective Duel

as ---

娘の中の娘
0.0

(1958) Sister with Sister

as Hiroshi Ishioka

魚河岸の女石松
0.0

(1961) A Fishwife's Tale

as ---

地獄の掟に明日はない
7.0

(1966) Glorious Fights

as Ichiro Takita

人生劇場 飛車角と吉良常
6.0

(1968) Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

as ---

神戸国際ギャング
5.7

(1975) The International Gang of Kobe

as Masato Dan

べらんめえ芸者と大阪娘
0.0

(1962) The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

as ---

健さん
6.0

(2016) Ken San

as Self

三百六十五夜
0.0

(1962) 365 Nights

as ---

ひばり民謡の旅シリーズ べらんめぇ中乗りさん
0.0

(1961) Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

as Kenichi Oka

黄門社長漫遊記
0.0

(1962) Tales of President Mito

as Sukesaburo Sasa

0.0

(1960) Man of the World 2

as ---

娘十八御意見無用
0.0

(1958) No Advice Taken

as ---

大空の無法者
0.0

(1960) Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

as ---

網走番外地 荒野の対決
0.0

(1966) The Bullet and the Horse

as ---

ごろつき無宿
5.7

(1971) Patience Has An End

as Isamu Tekada

博徒一家
7.0

(1970) House of Gamblers

as ---

博奕打ち外伝
5.0

(1972) The Pledge

as ---

べらんめえ芸者罷り通る
0.0

(1961) The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

as Kenichi Hanamura

続々べらんめえ芸者
0.0

(1960) The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

as ---

Black Rain: Making The Film
6.0

(2006) Black Rain: Making The Film

as Self (archive footage)

暗黒街の顔役 十一人のギャング
0.0

(1963) Eleven Gangsters

as Sawagami

二発目は地獄行きだぜ
6.0

(1960) The Second Bullet is Marked

as ---

昭和残侠伝 破れ傘
0.0

(1972) Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

as ---

昭和残侠伝 人斬り唐獅子
0.0

(1969) Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

as ---

侠骨一代
7.0

(1967) The Chivalrous Life

as Ryuma Ibuki

新網走番外地 流人岬の血斗
6.0

(1969) New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

as ---

網走番外地 望郷篇
0.0

(1965) Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

as Shinichi Tachibana

ジャコ萬と鉄
6.0

(1964) Jakoman and Tetsu

as Tetsu

日本女侠伝  侠客芸者
6.0

(1969) Samurai Geisha

as Shimada Seikichi

宮本武蔵 二刀流開眼
7.0

(1963) Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

as Sasaki Kojiro

宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決斗
7.0

(1964) Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

as Sasaki Kojiro

網走番外地 吹雪の斗争
0.0

(1967) A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

as Shin-ichi Tachibana

日本侠客伝 花と龍
0.0

(1969) The Domain: Flower and Dragon

as Kingoro Tamai

新網走番外地 吹雪の大脱走
0.0

(1971) New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

as ---

人生劇場 飛車角
8.0

(1963) Life of Hishakaku

as ---

民謡の旅 桜島 おてもやん
0.0

(1962) Song of Kagoshima

as Shuhei Tategami

荒野の渡世人
6.7

(1968) The Drifting Avenger

as Ken Kato

現代任侠史
0.0

(1973) Yakuza of the Present

as Ryoichi Shimaya

季節風の彼方に
0.0

(1958) Beyond the Seasonal Wind

as ---

日本暗殺秘録
7.0

(1969) Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

as Saburo Aizawa

続・網走番外地
6.0

(1965) Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

as Shinichi Tachibana

三代目襲名
0.0

(1974) Third Generation Boss

as ---

新網走番外地 嵐呼ぶ知床岬
5.0

(1971) New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

as ---

懲役三兄弟
8.0

(1969) Brothers Serving Time

as ---

渡世人列伝
6.5

(1969) Gambler's Legacy

as Tsukuda Ginjiro

日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花
5.2

(1971) Bloodiest Flower

as ---

緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名
6.2

(1969) Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

as Koji Yashiro

多羅尾伴内 十三の魔王
0.0

(1958) Man of Thirteen Eyes

as ---

母孔雀
0.0

(1956) Mother Peacock

as ---

二・二六事件 脱出
7.0

(1962) The Escape

as ---

戦後最大の賭場 
7.0

(1969) The Biggest Gamble

as Shuzo Honjo

ひばり民謡の旅シリーズ べらんめぇ藝者佐渡へ行く
0.0

(1961) The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

as ---

天下の快男児 万年太郎
0.0

(1960) Man of the World

as ---

旋風家族
0.0

(1959) The Happy Family

as ---

日本侠客伝 関東篇
6.0

(1965) The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

as ---

ギャング忠臣蔵
5.0

(1963) Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

as Asano

大脱獄
7.0

(1975) Great Jailbreak

as Ichiro Kozue

日本ダービー 勝負
0.0

(1970) The Japan Derby Race

as ---

最後の顔役
0.0

(1963) The Big Boss

as ---

望郷子守唄
0.0

(1972) Lullaby for a Tough Guy

as ---

無法街の野郎ども
0.0

(1959) Men in a Rough Town

as Fumio Sone

いれずみ突撃隊
0.0

(1964) Storm Party

as ---

4.0

(1957) Employee Full of Fight

as Tani

新網走番外地 さいはての流れ者
6.0

(1969) New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

as ---

山口組三代目
0.0

(1973) Japan's Top Gangster

as Kazuo Taoka

網走番外地 決斗零下30度
0.0

(1967) Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

as ---

網走番外地 大雪原の対決
0.0

(1966) Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

as ---

網走番外地 南国の対決
0.0

(1966) Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

as ---

顔役
0.0

(1965) The Boss

as ---

新網走番外地 吹雪のはぐれ狼
0.0

(1970) New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow

as ---

網走番外地 悪への挑戦
0.0

(1967) Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

as Shin-ichi Tachibana

新網走番外地 大森林の決斗
0.0

(1970) New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

as ---

新網走番外地 嵐呼ぶダンプ仁義
0.0

(1972) New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

as ---

千姫と秀頼  
8.0

(1962) Lady Sen and Hideyori

as Naomori

日本侠客伝 浪花篇
3.2

(1965) The Domain: The Naniwa Story

as ---

日本侠客伝 昇り龍
0.0

(1970) The Domain: Rising Dragon

as ---

男の勝負
0.0

(1966) Showdown of Men

as ---

日本侠客伝 白刃の盃
0.0

(1967) The Domain: White Blade

as ---

日本侠客伝 絶縁状
0.0

(1968) The Domain: Severed Relations

as ---

日本侠客伝 刃
0.0

(1971) Dagger

as ---

日本侠客伝 血斗神田祭り
0.0

(1966) The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

as ---

日本侠客伝 斬り込み
0.0

(1967) The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

as ---

日本侠客伝 雷門の決斗
0.0

(1966) The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

as ---

日本任侠道 激突篇
0.0

(1975) Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

as ---

海へ 〜See you〜
0.0

(1988) To the Sea, See You

as Eiji Honma

捨て身のならず者
0.0

(1970) A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

as ---

大いなる旅路
0.0

(1960) The Great Road

as ---

俺が地獄の手品師だ
0.0

(1961) Hell's Juggler

as ---

暗黒街最大の決斗
0.0

(1963) Duel of the Underworld

as ---

暗黒街最後の日
0.0

(1962) Hell's Kitchen

as ---

侠客列伝
0.0

(1968) Histories of the Chivalrous

as ---

チョップ先生
0.0

(1956) The Chop Professor

as ---

遊侠列伝
5.0

(1970) Yukyo-retsuden

as ---

博徒列伝
5.0

(1968) Gambler Biography

as ---

刑事  蛇に横切られる
0.0

(1995) The detective whose path was crossed by a snake

as ---

流星空手打ち
0.0

(1956) Meteor Karate Strike

as ---

黒い指の男
0.0

(1959) A Man's Dark Finger

as ---

あにき
0.0

(1977) Older brother

as Eiji

SMAP×SMAP
8.5

(1996) SMAP×SMAP

as Bistro Guest

チロルの挽歌
0.0

(1992) An Elegy of Tyrole

as Tateishi Jiro

これから~海辺の旅人たち~
0.0

(1993) Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi

as ---