Takuya Kimura
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.
Acting
Movie
Howl's Moving Castle
as Howl (voice)
2004
Movie
The Boy and the Heron
as Shoichi Maki (voice)
2023
Movie
2046
as Tak
2004
Movie
Blade of the Immortal
as Manji
2017
Movie
Redline
as JP (voice)
2009
Movie
Space Battleship Yamato
as Susumu Kodai
2010
TV
The Swarm
as Aito Mifune
2023
Movie
Love and Honor
as Shinnojo Mimura
2006
Movie
I Come with the Rain
as Shitao
2009
TV
Dead Mount Death Play
as Employee (voice)
2023
Movie
Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur
as Jill (voice)
2020
Movie
Masquerade Hotel
as Kosuke Nitta
2019
TV
Long Vacation
as Hidetoshi Sena
1996
TV
Pride
as Haru Satonaka
2004
Movie
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
2024
Movie
Hero
as Kohei Kuryu
2015
TV
Hero
as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
2001
Movie
Hero
as Kohei Kuryu
2007
TV
La Grande Maison Tokyo
as Natsuki Obana
2019
Movie
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
as Oda Nobunaga
2023
TV
Furuhata Ninzaburo
as Isao Hayashi
1994
Movie
Killing for the Prosecution
as Takeshi Mogami
2018
Movie
Masquerade Night
as Kosuke Nitta
2021
TV
MR.BRAIN
as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
2009
