Ken Watanabe Filmography: Movies and Television Credits
Selected screen credits for Ken Watanabe: 26 movie titles and 3 television titles, with film release years and roles.
This Ken Watanabe filmography covers 26 movie titles and 3 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.
Ken Watanabe movies by release year
The years below are film release years, not filming dates.
- Tampopo (1985) as Gun
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) as Raita Onuki
- The Last Samurai (2003) as Moritsugu Katsumoto
- Ashes and Snow (2005) as Japanese Narrator (voice)
- Batman Begins (2005) as Ra's al Ghul
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as Le président
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
- Earth (2007) as Narrator (voice)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) as Mr. Tall
- Inception (2010) as Saito
- Shanghai (2010) as Tanaka
- Unforgiven (2013) as Jubee Kamata
- Godzilla (2014) as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) as Drift (voice)
- Rage (2016) as Yohei Maki
- The Sea of Trees (2016) as Takumi Nakamura
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Drift (voice)
- 7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018) as Father
- Bel Canto (2018) as Katsumi Hosokawa
- Isle of Dogs (2018) as Head Surgeon (voice)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) as Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
- Fukushima 50 (2020) as Masao Yoshida
- The Creator (2023) as Harun
- Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) as Kensuke (voice)
- Kokuho (2025) as Hanjiro Hanai
Ken Watanabe television roles and appearances
Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for Ken Watanabe; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.
- Alice in Borderland as Old Gentleman
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park as Yokoyama
- Tokyo Vice as Hiroto Katagiri
Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of Ken Watanabe's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.
Frequently asked questions
How many titles are listed in this Ken Watanabe filmography?
This page lists 26 movie titles and 3 television titles. Multiple characters in the same title are grouped together; these counts describe this selection, not a career total.
What do the dates in this filmography mean?
Movie years refer to release dates. Television appearance dates are shown only where verified for the performer. A series premiere date is not used as the date of a guest appearance or as the start of a career.
Is this a complete list of Ken Watanabe's credits?
No. This is a selected filmography drawn from available cast records. Early work, short films, individual episodes, stage work and other credits may be absent. It should not be used to identify a first-ever role or the latest project.
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