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.
Known For
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- 2024 · Grand Maison Paris as Natsuki Obana
- 2024 · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron as Self
- 2024 · Believe: A Bridge to You as Kariyama Riku
- 2023 · The Boy and the Heron as Shoichi Maki (voice)
- 2023 · Dead Mount Death Play as Employee (voice)
- 2023 · Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero as Kimichika Kazama
- 2023 · The Swarm as Aito Mifune
- 2023 · THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY as Oda Nobunaga
- 2022 · Next Destination: Live Tour 2022 as
- 2022 · Ten Count to the Future as Shogo Kirisawa
- 2021 · Masquerade Night as Kosuke Nitta
- 2021 · One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur as Jill (voice)
- 2020 · Go with the Flow: Live Tour as
- 2020 · Kyojo as Kimichika Kazama(風間 公親)
- 2020 · It's Unexpected but Can I Predict it? as
- 2019 · Grand Maison Tokyo as Natsuki Obana(尾花 夏樹)
- 2019 · Masquerade Hotel as Kosuke Nitta
- 2018 · Killing for the Prosecution as 最上毅
- 2018 · Kimura Sa~~n! as
- 2018 · BG: Personal Bodyguard as Akira Shimazaki
- 2017 · Blade of the Immortal as Manji
- 2017 · A Life as Okita Kazuaki
- 2016 · Thirteen Talks as
- 2015 · Hero as Kohei Kuryu
- 2015 · I'm Home as Ieji Hisashi
- 2014 · Miyamoto Musashi as Miyamoto Musashi
- 2013 · Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~ as Andō Lloyd(安堂 ロイド)/ Reiji Matsushima(沫嶋 黎士)
- 2012 · Gift of SMAP as
- 2012 · Priceless as Fumio Kindaichi
- 2011 · Antarctica as 倉持岳志
- 2010 · Space Battleship Yamato as Susumu Kodai
- 2010 · SMAPに内緒でドラマ作っちゃいましたSP ~毒トマト殺人事件 as
- 2010 · Redline as JP (voice)
- 2010 · Moon Lovers as Rensuke Hazuki
- 2009 · MR.BRAIN as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
- 2009 · I Come with the Rain as Shitao
- 2008 · CHANGE as Keita Asakura
- 2007 · Hero as Kohei Kuryu
- 2007 · Baby SMAP as
- 2007 · The Grand Family as Teppei Manpyo
- 2006 · Love and Honor as Shinnojo Mimura
- 2006 · HERO SP as 久利生公平
- 2005 · Engine as Jiro Kanzaki
- 2004 · 2046 as Tak
- 2004 · Howl's Moving Castle as Howl (voice)
- 2004 · Pride as Satonaka Halu
- 2003 · Smap! Tour! 2002! as
- 2003 · Good Luck!! as Hajime Shinkai
- 2003 · SanTaku as MC
- 2002 · One Million Stars Falling from the Sky as Ryo Katase (片瀬 涼)
- 2001 · Chûshingura 1/47 as Yasube Horibe
- 2001 · Hero as Kohei Kuryu(久利生 公平)
- 2001 · Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special as Naoki Yunomoto
- 2000 · Food Fight as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
- 2000 · Legendary Teacher as Yoji Mizutani(水谷 庸司)
- 2000 · Beautiful Life as Shuji Okishima
- 1999 · Open tonight! as
- 1999 · Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Takuya Kimura
- 1998 · A Sleeping Forest as Naoki Ito
- 1998 · Oda Nobunaga as 织田信长
- 1997 · Love Generation as Teppei Katagiri(片桐 哲平)
- 1997 · Gift as Yukio Hayasaka(早坂 由紀夫)
- 1997 · Because I Am Me as
- 1996 · Concerto as
- 1996 · SMAP×SMAP as Host
- 1996 · Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Sena
- 1995 · Life is Good as Kazuma Ogami(大上 一馬)
- 1995 · Fly Boys, Fly! as Junichiro Ueda
- 1994 · SEXY SIX SHOW as
- 1994 · Stay Gold as Takeshi Ueda(上田 武志)
- 1994 · Furuhata Ninzaburo as Isao Hayashi
- 1994 · Furuhata Ninzaburo as
- 1994 · Shoot! as Yoshiharu Kubo
- 1993 · The Ordinary People as Osamu Toride
- 1992 · Who stole my heart as
- 1992 · 1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE "Come on New Year !!" Concert as
- 1990 · Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen as