Ken Yamamura

Born: 1986-01-21

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.


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Godzilla

as Takashi
Released: 2014-05-14

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is...

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as Minoru Arakawa
Released: 2023-03-15

In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets...

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Bad Lands

as Yukawa
Released: 2023-09-29

A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their...

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Earthquake Bird

as Det. Oguchi
Released: 2019-11-01

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate...

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The Wolverine

as Young Yashida
Released: 2013-07-21

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits -...

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Sekigahara

as Nobukatsu Shima
Released: 2017-08-26

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in...

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Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

as Toshimaro Yoshida
Released: 2021-10-15

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the...

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Story Game

as Professor Emori
Released: 2022-11-05

Who can tell the scariest story? Three friends try to out wit each other on a camping trip in...

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People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

as Taka
Released: 2021-08-13

Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but...

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Tokyo Project

as Guy giving directions
Released: 2017-04-22

On a business trip to Tokyo, Sebastian explores the city with a mysterious woman he keeps...

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Hyphen

as Makoto Kanno
Released: 2024-02-14

Jamie just called off her engagement from the one person who was supposed to. Makoto ran away to...

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Double Happiness Uranium

as Mitch
Released: 2013-02-11

The newly formed Independent Republic of South Australia is the phoenix that rises from the...

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Giri/Haji

as Eiji
First aired: 2019-10-17

Soulful thriller set in Tokyo and London, exploring the butterfly effect of a single murder...

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Black Mirror

as Shou Saito
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Tokyo Vice

as Reporter
First aired: 2022-04-07

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American...

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