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Ken Yamamura

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
19

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 21, 1986 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Ken Yamamura

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2025Yakushima's Illusionas Dr. Mizuno
2024Crosspointas Souta Kamimura
2024Dates in Real Lifeas Tetsuo
2024Hyphenas Makoto Kanno
2023Bad Landsas Yukawa
2023Tetrisas Minoru Arakawa
2022Story Gameas Professor Emori
2022Tokyo Viceas Reporter
2021Baragaki: Unbroken Samuraias Toshimaro Yoshida
2021People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japanas Taka
2019Earthquake Birdas Det. Oguchi
2019Giri/Hajias Eiji
2018Killing for the Prosecutionas
2017Sekigaharaas Nobukatsu Shima
2017Tokyo Projectas Guy giving directions
2014Godzillaas Takashi
2013The Wolverineas Young Yashida
2013Double Happiness Uraniumas Mitch
2011Black Mirroras Shou Saito

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