Ken Yamamura
Ken Yamamura, born Kennosuke Yamamura (山村 憲之介, Yamamura Kennosuke, born January 21, 1986), is a Japanese actor best known for playing the younger Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai (sharing the main antagonist's role with Haruhiko Yamanouchi) in the 2013 film The Wolverine, and Takashi in the 2014 remake of Godzilla.
Yamamura was born in Osaka on January 21, 1986. He studied drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. After graduating, he has not missed a chance to have a role in a Hollywood blockbuster.
In 2013, Yamamura made his first acting appearance as the younger Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai in the American superhero film The Wolverine, which had starred Hugh Jackman. The following year, he went on to portray the role of Takashi, the associate of Bryan Cranston's character, in the 2014 remake of Godzilla.
In 2019, he then appeared to portray as the character Oguchi in the thriller crime drama film Earthquake Bird, featuring Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough, which was released by Netflix on November 15, 2019.
In 2021, Yamamura has portrayed Taka in the film People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan.
Acting
Movie
The Wolverine
as Young Yashida
2013
Movie
Godzilla
as Takashi
2014
TV
Black Mirror
as Shou Saito
2011
Movie
Tetris
as Minoru Arakawa
2023
Movie
Earthquake Bird
as Det. Oguchi
2019
TV
Tokyo Vice
as Reporter
2022
TV
Giri/Haji
as Eiji
2019
Movie
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
as Taka
2021
Movie
Sekigahara
as Nobukatsu Shima
2017
Movie
Tokyo Project
as Guy giving directions
2017
Movie
Bad Lands
as Yukawa
2023
Movie
Killing for the Prosecution
2018
Movie
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
as Toshimaro Yoshida
2021
Movie
Story Game
as Professor Emori
2022
TV
Dates in Real Life
as Tetsuo
2024
Movie
Yakushima's Illusion
as Dr. Mizuno
2025
Movie
Gitling
as Makoto Kanno
2024
Movie
Double Happiness Uranium
as Mitch
2013
Movie
Crosspoint
as Souta Kamimura
2024