Where to watch Ken Takakura in the UK
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Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played an honorable old-school yakuza among the violent post-war gurentai. A graduate of Meiji University…
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- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Bistro Guest
- Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) as Gou-ichi Takata
- Black Rain (1989) as Masahiro
- Mr. Baseball (1992) as Uchiyama
- The Bullet Train (1975) as Tetsuo Okita
- Railroad Man (1999) as Otomatsu Sato
- The Yakuza (1974) as Tanaka Ken
- A Fugitive from the Past (1965) as Ajimura
- Mount Hakkoda (1977) as Captain Tokushima
- Station (1981) as Eiji Mikami
- The Revolt (1980) as Keisuke Miyagi
- Ken San (2016) as Self
- Antarctica (1983) as Ushioda
- Older brother (1977) as Eiji
- Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993) Cast
- 47 Ronin (1994) as Kuranosuke Oishi
- Dearest (2012) as Eiji Shimakura
- Never Give Up (1978) as Takeshi Ajisawa
- Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963) as Sasaki Kojiro
- Too Late the Hero (1970) as Major Yamaguchi
- The International Gang of Kobe (1975) as Masato Dan
- New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (1969) Cast
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964) as Sasaki Kojiro
- Manhunt (1976) as Morioka
- Classmates (1967) as First Lieutenant Kenmochi
- Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969) as Saburo Aizawa
- The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (1965) Cast
- The Last Kamikaze (1970) as Koji Yashiro
- Golgo 13 (1973) as Duke Togo / Golgo 13
- Third Generation Boss (1974) Cast
- Yakuza of the Present (1973) as Ryoichi Shimaya
- A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm (1967) as Shin-ichi Tachibana
- The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) as Yusaku Shima
- Choji Snack Bar (1983) as Eiji
- Winter's Flower (1978) as Hidetsugu Kano
- Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido (1967) Cast
- Demon (1985) as Shuji
- The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown (1966) Cast
- Glorious Fights (1966) as Ichiro Takita
- Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969) as Hanada Hidejiro
- House of Gamblers (1970) Cast
- The Japan Derby Race (1970) Cast
- The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972) as Kuramoto
- Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) as Sasaki Kojiro
- Abashiri Prison (1965) as Shinichi Tachibana
- Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964) as Jiro Kuroki, the second brother
- Umi e, See You (1988) as Eiji Honma
- The Great Road (1960) Cast
- The Bullet and the Horse (1966) Cast
- Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 (1966) Cast
- The Firefly (2001) as Yamaoka Shuji
- A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) as Kosaku Tajima
- Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 (1965) as Shinichi Tachibana
- The Domain: Flower and Dragon (1969) as Kingoro Tamai
- Great Jailbreak (1975) as Ichiro Kozue
- The Chivalrous Life (1967) as Ryuma Ibuki
- Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965) as Shinichi Tachibana
- Hell's Companion (1959) Cast
- Tokyo Untouchable: Escape (1963) as Yoshio Harada
- The Boss (1965) Cast
- The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959) as Fumio Sone
- South Pacific Waves Are High (1962) Cast
- Buddies (1989) as Kadokura
- Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958) Cast
- Japan's Top Gangster (1973) as Kazuo Taoka
- New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971) Cast
- The Day the Sun Rose (1968) Cast
- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960) Cast
- Samurai Geisha (1969) as Shimada Seikichi
- Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969) as Koji Yashiro
- Karate Cop (1982) as Detective Mikami
- With Songs in My Heart (1958) Cast
- Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love (1971) as Hidejiro Hanada
- New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968) as Katsuji Suehiro
- The Outsiders (1958) as Ichitaro Kazamori
- Lullaby for a Tough Guy (1972) Cast
- Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958) Cast
- Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf (1966) Cast
- Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (1961) as Kenichi Oka
- Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 (1965) as Shin'ichi Tachibana
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Where can I watch Ken Takakura films in the UK?
Ken Takakura's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Ken Takakura films currently: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005), Black Rain (1989), Mr. Baseball (1992), The Bullet Train (1975), Railroad Man (1999).
What TV shows has Ken Takakura appeared in?
Selected TV credits: SMAP×SMAP (1996), Older brother (1977), Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993), An Elegy of Tyrole (1992).
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