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Takuya Kimura
Actor
Born November 13, 1972 (52 years)
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "Lon-bake phenomenon". He was given the title, "The King of Ratings", as his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings and each show became a social phenomenon as it aired. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, Hero. He also starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004).
Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment and Lost Judgment, portraying Takayuki Yagami.
A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "Lon-bake phenomenon". He was given the title, "The King of Ratings", as his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings and each show became a social phenomenon as it aired. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, Hero. He also starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004).
Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment and Lost Judgment, portraying Takayuki Yagami.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Grand Maison Paris · as Natsuki Obana |
| 2024 | Believe: A Bridge to You (TV Series) · as Kariyama Riku |
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron · as Shoichi Maki (voice) |
| 2023 | Dead Mount Death Play (TV Series) · as Employee (voice) |
| 2023 | Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (TV Series) · as Kimichika Kazama |
| 2023 | The Swarm (TV Series) · as Aito Mifune |
| 2023 | The Legend & Butterfly · as Oda Nobunaga |
| 2022 | The Nutty Boy (TV Series) · as Bazu |
| 2022 | 10 Counts To The Future (TV Series) · as Shogo Kirisawa |
| 2021 | Masquerade Night · as Kosuke Nitta |
| 2020 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur · as Jill (voice) |
| 2020 | Kyojo (TV Series) · as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親） |
| 2020 | Kyojo · as Kimichika Kazama |
| 2020 | It's Unexpected but Can I Predict it? (TV Series) |
| 2019 | La Grande Maison Tokyo (TV Series) · as Natsuki Obana |
| 2019 | Masquerade Hotel · as Kosuke Nitta |
| 2018 | Killing for the Prosecution · as 最上毅 |
| 2018 | BG (2018) (TV Series) · as Akira Shimazaki |
| 2017 | Blade of the Immortal · as Manji |
| 2017 | A LIFE (TV Series) · as Okita Kazuaki |
| 2015 | Hero: Special · as Kohei Kuryu |
| 2015 | Hero · as Kohei Kuryu |
| 2015 | I'm Home (TV Series) · as Ieji Hisashi |
| 2014 | Musashi Miyamoto (TV Series) · as Miyamoto Musashi |
| 2013 | Ando Lloyd - A.I. Knows Love? (TV Series) · as Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士） |
| 2012 | PRICELESS (TV Series) · as Fumio Kindaichi |
| 2011 | Antarctica, the Story of a Man and a Dog Who Challenged the Realm of God (TV Series) · as Takeshi Kuramochi |
| 2010 | Space Battleship Yamato · as Susumu Kodai |
| 2010 | Moon Lovers (TV Series) · as Rensuke Hazuki |
| 2009 | Redline · as Jp (voice) |
| 2009 | I Come with the Rain · as Shitao |
| 2009 | MR. BRAIN (TV Series) · as Tsukumo Ryuusuke |
| 2008 | CHANGE (2008) (TV Series) · as Keita Asakura |
| 2007 | Hero · as Kohei Kuryu |
| 2007 | The Grand Family (2007) (TV Series) · as Teppei Manpyo |
| 2006 | Love and Honor · as Shinnojo Mimura |
| 2006 | Journey to the West (2006) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Trinity Blood (TV Series) · as Count Of Antwerp Memerink |
| 2005 | Engine (TV Series) · as Jiro Kanzaki |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle · as Howl (voice) |
| 2004 | 2046 · as Tak |
| 2004 | Pride (TV Series) · as Satonaka Halu |
| 2003 | Good Luck!! (TV Series) · as Hajime Shinkai |
| 2002 | One Hundred Million Stars Falling from the Sky (TV Series) · as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼） |
| 2001 | Chushingura 1/47 · as Yasube Horibe |
| 2001 | Hero (TV Series) · as Kohei Kuryu（久利生 公平） |
| 2000 | Beautiful Life (TV Series) · as Shuji Okishima |
| 1998 | A Sleeping Forest (TV Series) · as Naoki Ito |
| 1997 | Love Generation (TV Series) · as Teppei Katagiri（片桐 哲平） |
| 1997 | Gift (TV Series) · as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫） |
| 1996 | Long Vacation (TV Series) · as Hidetoshi Sena |
| 1994 | All About Young People (TV Series) · as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志） |
| 1994 | Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata (TV Series) · as Isao Hayashi |
| 1994 | Hit the Goal · as Yoshiharu Kubo |
| 1993 | The Ordinary People (TV Series) · as Osamu Toride |