Ken WatanabeAwards

Born:
October 21, 1959 in Niigata, Japan
Occupation:
Actor
Biography:
Despite the fact that veteran Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has been appearing in films since the early '80s (foreign film buffs may remember him from a supporting role in the 1985 art-house "noodle Western" Tampopo), it wasn't until his breakthrough role in the Tom Cruise adventure The Last Samurai...Read More

  • The Last Samurai

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Screen Actors Guild
    2003

  • The Last Samurai

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    2003

  • The Last Samurai

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    2003

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