He's an avid fan of Hanshin Tigers (Japanese professional baseball team) & Kobe Steel rugby team. Ken has a daughter, model, actress, & singer Anne Watanabe, & a son. He made a miraculous comeback & co-starred with Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003), which pushed him to the center stage of Hollywood. In 1989, he collapsed while filming a movie in Canada due to leukemia. The film debuted on DVD, in both Widescreen and Fullscreen versions, on March 28, 2006. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) People Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang. He played a samurai leader hero, making him a household name in Japan. Shortly after the book's release in 1997, the filming rights to the book were purchased for 1 million by. His big career breakthrough came when he was chosen to play the lead in the Japanese national TV drama series called "Dokugan ryu Masamune". MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA is luxurious, ethereal and intoxicating. Adaptation of Arthur Goldens novel about a poor Japanese girl who blossoms into the most captivating geisha of her. 'Gorgeously photographed, meticulously directed and hypnotically acted. He drew the attention of the critics when Yukio Ninagawa, a famous Japanese director, chose him for the lead role in one of his plays, even though Ken was still an acting student. A Cinderella story like no other, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA stars Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. In 1978, he moved to Tokyo to pursue acting. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him that acting was his special gift. Sold to a geisha house as a child, a fisherman’s daughter becomes the most sought-after geisha in Kyoto, but rivalries threaten the destiny she desires. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him that acting was his special gift. The real strength of this film, in my opinion, is that it tells the story so clearly and confidently. Also, Gong Li is fantastic as the tortured geisha Hatsumomo. Ken Watanabe was born on Octoin Uonuma, Japan. Ken Watanabe (I) Ken Watanabe was born on Octoin Uonuma, Japan. Ken Watanabe is by far the strongest in the cast with a very sensitive and charismatic portrayl as the Chairman.
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