Ken Takakura (February 16, 1931 – November 10, 2014), formerly known as Tsuyoshi Oda, was a Japanese film and television actor and singer who graduated from meiji University in Tokyo, Japan.
In 1956, Ken Takakura starred in his first film "Electric Light Karate", thus officially entering the show business circle. In 1961, he starred in the suspense film "Devil's Handball Song". Very popular!
Ken Takakura because of his tall, mighty and heroic, the audience loves him, and Japanese directors are very optimistic about him, so he has starred in many movies. In 1964, he starred in the action film series The Legend of The Japanese Hero. This is Japan's first male star to star in a series of films, which shows that Ken Takakura was very popular when he was young.
In 1965, Ken Takakura began starring in a series of action films such as "Abashiri Fan field" and "The Legend of showa". It is also the first movie star in Japan to star in multiple movie series and several consecutive years! Ken Takakura has become so popular that Japanese movies have become a climate without him. Exaggerated! Ha ha
In 1970, Ken Takakura won the Best Actor Award at the Kyoto Civic Film Festival for his film The Legend of the Ranger. This is a folk film award, and it is entirely up to the people themselves to elect their favorite movie stars. Ken Takakura deserves to be awarded this award!
In 1976, Ken Takakura starred in the crime action film The Hunt, which was later introduced to China in the 1980s, with which he was recognized by Chinese audiences. Since then, Ken Takakura has taken root in the hearts of Chinese audiences and has become the most popular Japanese male film star in China.
In 1977, Ken Takakura starred in the love film "Happy Yellow Handkerchief", for which he won the Best Actor Award at the First Japan Academy Awards and the Actor Award at the 51st Film Shunbun Awards. Its film career has reached its peak!
Later, Ken Takakura starred in many classic movies in a row, which was very popular. In 1980, he starred in the feature film The Call of the Distant Mountains. In 1981, he starred in the feature film "Station" released. Both of these films are rare works in the history of Japanese cinema.
In 1983, the action film Antarctic Story, starring Ken Takakura, grossed 5.9 billion yen. This is the first film in the history of Japanese cinema to reach a high box office of six billion!
Since then, Ken Takakura has produced more good movies and continues to be popular with the audience. In 1989, he starred in the crime action film Black Rain. In 1994, he starred in the martial arts action movie "The Assassin of forty-Seven". This is all an excellent film of its kind!
In 1999, Ken Takakura starred in the feature film "Railroad Man", which grossed 2.05 billion yen, and he also won the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Montreal International Film Festival and the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Japan Academy Film Awards.
Ken Takakura's film career reached its peak again, and he also became one of the most influential Japanese actors in the world. As a result, when people mention Japanese movies, they will mention Ken Takakura, who became the first male film star of Japanese movies.
In 2001, the feature film "Fireflies" starring the seventy-year-old Ken Takakura was released. In 2005, he starred in the drama movie "A Thousand Miles and a Single Ride" was released in China, and then set off the Takakura Ken fever. In 2011, he starred in the feature film "Just for You".
It can be said that Ken Takakura is a representative of Japanese cinema. Except for him, who can be called the first male actor in Japanese cinema, no other movie star has the power to win such a high honor. Ken Takakura has struggled and contributed to Japanese films all his life, and people love this first male film star in Japan.
No, even the product advertising pictures of famous Japanese companies should be marked with photos of Ken Takakura to win more people's attention. It can be said that Ken Takakura is not only a representative of Japanese cinema, but also a national treasure that the Japanese are proud of.
This is the working photo taken by Ken Takakura when he cooperated with Chinese director Zhang Yimou to shoot the movie "A Thousand Miles and a Single Ride". Ken Takakura is very dedicated and highly praised by his Chinese counterparts. Chinese audiences also know and love Ken Takakura more because of this film.
Ken Takakura has a handsome appearance, knife-like facial features, and a taciturn style, and he portrays the image of a cold mature man with precision.
Ken Takakura's tough guy image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, his face is angular, his eyebrows are thick, his figure is tall, his expression is resolute, and he has an oriental cold temperament, representing the popular aesthetic of the 1970s.
Ken Takakura on the screen is cold and handsome, and Ken Takakura outside the screen is humble and gentle. Inside and outside the play, Ken Takakura has conquered generations at home and abroad with his unique personal charm.
In addition to his status as an actor, Takakura Ken is also a singer, his singing path is extremely traditional singing, his voice is low and slightly hoarse, although it is not a good voice, but it is very consistent with the fringe characters and tough guys he has created in film performances.
Ken Takakura has won numerous awards in his lifetime, including the Actor Acting Award at the 32nd Mainichi Competition in 1978, the Best Actor Award at the 1978 Japan Academy Awards, the Actor Award at the 27th Asian Film Festival in 1982, the 44th Asia Pacific Film Festival Actor Award in 1999, and the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Montreal International Film Festival in 1999.
Best Actor Award at the 10th San Diego Film Critics Association Awards in 2006, Best Actor at the 55th Blue Ribbon Awards for Japanese Cinema in 2013, and so on. So many film awards are unique in Japan. Japan's first male actor, of course, is Ken Takakura!