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Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
0.2409
3
total ranking of 0.2409
1990s
No Reviews
0
2000s
2.9801
7
total ranking of 2.9801
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Ken Watanabe is ranked overall as 1.9552 of of 4 stars1.9552

Ken Watanabe Movie Rankings

1
Ken Watanabe starring in Letters From Iwo Jima
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 3.3512 out of 4 stars for Letters From Iwo Jima3.3512
The sister story to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," "Letters from Iwo Jima" tells the the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese forces perspective through letters written home. ...more about Letters From Iwo Jima
2
Ken Watanabe starring in Batman Begins
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 3.2078 out of 4 stars for Batman Begins3.2078
A new restart of the "Batman" franchise under the helm of "Memento" Director Chris Nolan and more in tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. ...more about Batman Begins
3
Ken Watanabe starring in Last Samurai
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 2.9244 out of 4 stars for Last Samurai2.9244
In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren trains the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. ...more about Last Samurai
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
4
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 2.6308 out of 4 stars for Memoirs of a Geisha2.6308
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. ...more about Memoirs of a Geisha
5
Pathfinder (2007)
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 1.9433 out of 4 stars for Pathfinder1.9433
Set during troubled times as a legion of Vikings battles against tribes of Native Americans, PATHFINDER follows a young Viking boy who mistakenly strays into enemy territory and is raised by his Native American foes. ...more about Pathfinder
6
Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
Ken Watanabe scores a combined 1.5167 out of 4 stars for Nine Deaths of the Ninja1.5167
A group of drug runners/freedom fighters has kidnapped a busload of tourists in the Philippines and is threatening to kill them all if one of their partners is not released from prison and the government doesn't halt its anti-drug policies. ...more about Nine Deaths of the Ninja
7
Battle of Red Cliff, The (2008)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
8
Ninja Warriors (1985)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
9
T.R.Y. (2003)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
10
Violent Zone (1989)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD