Takuya Kimura
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nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is also a member of the Japanese idol
group SMAP
. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan. He has become one of the most well-known and successful actors/singers/entertainers in Japan and other Asian countries.
, Kimura lived in Minoo
, Osaka Prefecture
until he was six years old. Then, he lived and attended elementary school
and junior high school in Chiba
. One of his relatives sent in the application to the Johnny & Associates
talent agency, which specializes in young male teen idols, and he became a member of Johnny's Juniors, a group of trainees, in 1987. Then he became one of the 12 members in a unit called "Skate Boys". Skate Boys used to be backup dancers of Hikaru Genji, which at the time was a very popular group. In 1988, SMAP
was created, and he joined. The group then consisted of six members: Masahiro Nakai
, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki
, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
, Shingo Katori
; Katsuyuki Mori later left SMAP to pursue an autoracing career in the mid 90s.
After SMAP was formed, each member pursued an individual career by starring in B-list television dramas. Their first single "Can't Stop!! -LOVING-" was released in 1991, but it received mixed reviews. When SMAP had their first concert, the hall was almost empty, too.
. After years of starring in low-budget dramas, Kimura played a leading role in the teen drama
Asunaro Hakusho
as Osamu Toride, a college freshman
in love with a friend Narumi Sonoda. The series, based on a then-popular manga
of the same name, quickly became a hit. SMAP also released their hit single $10. In 1994, a phrase "Kimutaku Syndrome" started to be observed in some media. The term refers to a phenomenon in which some young boys copy his fashion. In 1995, he played a role in a movie Kimi o Wasurenai . In 1996 he starred with Yamaguchi Tomoko in a TV series Long Vacation
, which also became a hit. Kimura played a young shy pianist "Sena," who falls in love with an older ex-model. In the same year, SMAP began to host a weekly Japanese variety show
SMAP×SMAP
. During 1997, Kimura continued his streak of hit dramas with Gift and Love Generation
. However, Gift was criticized for its violent plot, which allegedly promoted teenage crime. In 2000, he played a leading role in a TV series Beautiful Life. He also announced his marriage with Shizuka Kudo
, another idol
. By the time of the announcement, Shizuka was pregnant. In 2001, Kimura starred in Hero
, which set a record with its high TV ratings of about 36.8%. He enjoyed more success in string of many hit series after Hero, such as Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi, Good Luck!!
, Pride
, and "ENGINE
." "Good Luck" topped 2003's TV view ratings at 37.6%.
In 2004 Kimura appeared as a supporting actor in the Cannes-nominated movie 2046
. The cast of this Hong Kong film included Zhang Ziyi
, Gong Li
, and Faye Wong
. The film won many awards including Best Art Direction and Best Original Film Score at Golden Horse Film Festival in 2004 and scored Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Make-Up, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Film Score at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. In the original version shown in the Cannes Film Festival, his scene lasted about 7 minutes, although in the final edition, which was played in Japan, it was extended to approximately 20 minutes. In 2005 he voiced Howl in Hayao Miyazaki
's animation Howl's Moving Castle
. In July 2006, Fuji TV
aired a 2 hour long HERO special. Along with the original cast, he revived his role as prosecutor Kuryu Kohei. Additional big name stars were also seen in this drama, including Socrates in Love
star Haruka Ayase
. Kimura's latest movie is Bushi no Ichibun
, released in December 2006. Directed by Yoji Yamada
he played a young blind samurai
during the Edo period
. He earned a Japan Academy Prize nomination for Best Actor. However, he declined it because his agency, Johnny & Associates, was reluctant to have him compete with the other nominees, who are experienced film actors. This has been said to be the first case of decline for such reason. The film is the final in the trilogy
, which includes The Twilight Samurai
(2002) and The Hidden Blade
(2004). In 2007, Kimura starred in TBS' 55th Anniversary drama, Karei-naru Ichizoku, which stars other big-name actors and actresses. In September, the movie sequel to 2001's HERO was released, continuing the story from where the last episode on TV special in 2006 left off. It has proved a major success, sparking rumours that a sequel will be produced. Kimura appeared in the 2009 joint U.S.-French film I Come with the Rain
with Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett
.
, another Japanese pop idol. They married on December 5, 2000. His first daughter, , was born on May 1, 2001 and his second daughter, , on February 5, 2003.
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
group SMAP
SMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan. He has become one of the most well-known and successful actors/singers/entertainers in Japan and other Asian countries.
Early life and pre-fame
Born in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Kimura lived in Minoo
Minoh, Osaka
, formerly Minoo, is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, about 15 km north of the centre of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway about 30 minutes from Umeda Station...
, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
until he was six years old. Then, he lived and attended elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
and junior high school in Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
. One of his relatives sent in the application to the Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
talent agency, which specializes in young male teen idols, and he became a member of Johnny's Juniors, a group of trainees, in 1987. Then he became one of the 12 members in a unit called "Skate Boys". Skate Boys used to be backup dancers of Hikaru Genji, which at the time was a very popular group. In 1988, SMAP
SMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
was created, and he joined. The group then consisted of six members: Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai
is a singer, actor and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. He is the leader of the Japanese idol group SMAP.-Early life:...
, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki
Goro Inagaki
is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable...
, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
is a Japanese entertainer. Kusanagi is a member of the popular Japanese idol group SMAP and has also appeared in a number of television dramas, variety shows and movies.-Background:Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan....
, Shingo Katori
Shingo Katori
is the youngest member of SMAP, a popular Japanese idol group from the agency Johnny & Associates, and he is from Yokohama, Japan. Shingo Katori has acted in several dramas such as Three Peace, and has appeared as a voice actor in such anime series as Akazukin Chacha, in which he voiced the part of...
; Katsuyuki Mori later left SMAP to pursue an autoracing career in the mid 90s.
After SMAP was formed, each member pursued an individual career by starring in B-list television dramas. Their first single "Can't Stop!! -LOVING-" was released in 1991, but it received mixed reviews. When SMAP had their first concert, the hall was almost empty, too.
Rise to fame
The year 1993 can be considered to be a breakthrough year for Kimura and SMAPSMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
. After years of starring in low-budget dramas, Kimura played a leading role in the teen drama
Teen drama
A teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
Asunaro Hakusho
Asunaro hakusho
is a manga series by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits. It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992.-Cast:*Hikari Ishida as Narumi Sonoda*Michitaka Tsutsui as Tamotsu Kakei*Takuya Kimura as Osamu Toride...
as Osamu Toride, a college freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
in love with a friend Narumi Sonoda. The series, based on a then-popular manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
of the same name, quickly became a hit. SMAP also released their hit single $10. In 1994, a phrase "Kimutaku Syndrome" started to be observed in some media. The term refers to a phenomenon in which some young boys copy his fashion. In 1995, he played a role in a movie Kimi o Wasurenai . In 1996 he starred with Yamaguchi Tomoko in a TV series Long Vacation
Long Vacation
Long Vacation is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. Takuya Kimura and Tomoko Yamaguchi played the lead characters. The series enjoyed high ratings and was the earliest of a series of hit productions starring Kimura...
, which also became a hit. Kimura played a young shy pianist "Sena," who falls in love with an older ex-model. In the same year, SMAP began to host a weekly Japanese variety show
Japanese variety show
Japanese variety show is a entertainment television program made up of a variety of original stunts, musical performances, comedy skits, quiz contests, and other acts.-Current situation:...
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP is an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it airs from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday...
. During 1997, Kimura continued his streak of hit dramas with Gift and Love Generation
Love Generation (television series)
is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from October 13, 1997 to December 22, 1997 every Monday. It enjoyed a very high rating of 30.8% and features music by Cagnet.-Cast:*Katagiri Teppei - Takuya Kimura*Uesugi Riko - Takako Matsu...
. However, Gift was criticized for its violent plot, which allegedly promoted teenage crime. In 2000, he played a leading role in a TV series Beautiful Life. He also announced his marriage with Shizuka Kudo
Shizuka Kudo
is a Japanese singer and pop idol born in Hamura, Tokyo. She debuted as member no. 38 of the Onyanko Club in May 1986 and went on to a successful solo career with 11 no.1 hits.-Biography:...
, another idol
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
. By the time of the announcement, Shizuka was pregnant. In 2001, Kimura starred in Hero
Hero (TV series)
Hero is a Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2001. In 2006, a two-hour special miniseries for the television series was broadcast.Hero holds the average drama TV rating record over the last 25 years in Japan...
, which set a record with its high TV ratings of about 36.8%. He enjoyed more success in string of many hit series after Hero, such as Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi, Good Luck!!
Good Luck!!
Good Luck!! is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura and Kou Shibasaki. The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain. As is common in many Japanese drama series, it...
, Pride
Pride (TV series)
- Cast :*Takuya Kimura as Haru Satonaka*Yūko Takeuchi as Aki Murase*Kenji Sakaguchi as Yamato Hotta*Noriko Nakagoshi as Yuri Aizawa*Ryuta Sato as Makoto Shimamura*MEGUMI as Chika Ishikawa*Somegoro Ichikawa as Tomonori Ikegami*Saori Takizawa as Saeko Sonoda...
, and "ENGINE
Engine (TV series)
is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 18 April to 27 June 2005.-Plot:Kanzaki Jiro is a backup F3000 driver in Europe. During a practice run, he accidentally crashes into his first driver and loses his job...
." "Good Luck" topped 2003's TV view ratings at 37.6%.
In 2004 Kimura appeared as a supporting actor in the Cannes-nominated movie 2046
2046 (film)
2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love...
. The cast of this Hong Kong film included Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun...
, Gong Li
Gong Li
Gong Li is a Chinese film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States....
, and Faye Wong
Faye Wong
Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing...
. The film won many awards including Best Art Direction and Best Original Film Score at Golden Horse Film Festival in 2004 and scored Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Make-Up, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Film Score at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. In the original version shown in the Cannes Film Festival, his scene lasted about 7 minutes, although in the final edition, which was played in Japan, it was extended to approximately 20 minutes. In 2005 he voiced Howl in Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
's animation Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle is a young adult fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986. It won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was named an ALA Notable Book for both children and young adults. In 2004 it was adapted as an Academy Award-nominated animated film by Hayao...
. In July 2006, Fuji TV
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
aired a 2 hour long HERO special. Along with the original cast, he revived his role as prosecutor Kuryu Kohei. Additional big name stars were also seen in this drama, including Socrates in Love
Socrates in Love
Socrates in Love, also known as is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama. It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. The novel and the manga adaptation are published in the United States by VIZ Media under the title Socrates in Love...
star Haruka Ayase
Haruka Ayase
, born in Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 24, 1985, is a Japanese actress.-Career:In 1999, she successfully passed a Horipro audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In...
. Kimura's latest movie is Bushi no Ichibun
Love and Honor
is a 2006 film set in Japan of the Edo period. It is the final film in Yoji Yamada's acclaimed Samurai Trilogy .-Plot:Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty, dutiful and loyal wife Kayo...
, released in December 2006. Directed by Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....
he played a young blind samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
during the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. He earned a Japan Academy Prize nomination for Best Actor. However, he declined it because his agency, Johnny & Associates, was reluctant to have him compete with the other nominees, who are experienced film actors. This has been said to be the first case of decline for such reason. The film is the final in the trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
, which includes The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai or is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and...
(2002) and The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade
is a 2004 film, set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai, based on a short story by...
(2004). In 2007, Kimura starred in TBS' 55th Anniversary drama, Karei-naru Ichizoku, which stars other big-name actors and actresses. In September, the movie sequel to 2001's HERO was released, continuing the story from where the last episode on TV special in 2006 left off. It has proved a major success, sparking rumours that a sequel will be produced. Kimura appeared in the 2009 joint U.S.-French film I Come with the Rain
I Come with the Rain
I Come with the Rain is a 2009 neo-noir atmospheric thriller written and directed by Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung, starring American actor Josh Hartnett....
with Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...
.
Personal life
In 1999 he ended a nine-year relationship with his longtime girlfriend Kaori Ito. The next year, on November 23, he announced he was going to marry Shizuka KudoShizuka Kudo
is a Japanese singer and pop idol born in Hamura, Tokyo. She debuted as member no. 38 of the Onyanko Club in May 1986 and went on to a successful solo career with 11 no.1 hits.-Biography:...
, another Japanese pop idol. They married on December 5, 2000. His first daughter, , was born on May 1, 2001 and his second daughter, , on February 5, 2003.
Filmography
| Drama | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Abunai Shōnen III | Takuya Kimura (son of PTA Parent-Teacher Association In the U.S. a parent-teacher association or Parent-Teacher-Student Association is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school. Most public and private K-8 schools in the U.S. have a PTA, a... chairman) |
|
| 1990 | Otōto Ototo Otōto is a drama that aired on TBS. It first aired in Japan on April 30, 1990.-Synopsis:Based on the autobiographical novel by Koda Aya, this made-for-TV movie follows the siblings Gen and Hekiro and their relationship with each other... |
Hekiro | Television special |
| 1991 | Suki na no ni | Eiichi Tamura | |
| 1992 | Sono toki Heartwa Nusumareta Sono toki Heartwa Nusumareta is a 5 part drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from November 19, 1992 to December 17, 1992. It features a theme song by Yumi Matsutoya .-Cast:*Sae Isshiki as Yuko Siina*Takuya Kimura as Masato Katase*Yuki Uchida as Saki Aso... |
Masato Katase | |
| 1993 | Izu no Odorikko Izu no Odorikko Izu no Odorikko is a drama that aired on TV Tokyo. It first aired in Japan on June 14, 1993 and June 21, 1993.-Synopsis:... |
Yasunari Kawabata | |
| Asunaro Hakusho Asunaro hakusho is a manga series by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits. It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992.-Cast:*Hikari Ishida as Narumi Sonoda*Michitaka Tsutsui as Tamotsu Kakei*Takuya Kimura as Osamu Toride... |
Osamu Toride | ||
| 1994 | Wakamono no Subete Wakamono no Subete -Track listing:#Wakamono no Subete #Serenade #Kuma no Wakusei -Chart positions:... |
Takeshi Ueda | |
| 1995 | Kimi wa Toki no Kanata e | ||
| Jinsei wa Jojo da | Kazuma Ogami | Lead role | |
| 1996 | Furuhata Ninzaburo Furuhata Ninzaburo is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Koki Mitani and being known as the Japanese's version of Columbo.... Season 2 |
Isao Hayashi | Episode 17 guest appearance |
| Long Vacation Long Vacation Long Vacation is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. Takuya Kimura and Tomoko Yamaguchi played the lead characters. The series enjoyed high ratings and was the earliest of a series of hit productions starring Kimura... |
Sena Hidetoshi | Lead role | |
| Kyōsōkyoku | Kakeru Takakura | Lead role | |
| 1997 | Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni | Riki Kurosawa | Lead role, television special |
| Ii Hito Ii Hito is a Japanese manga by Shin Takahashi published by Shogakukan in the magazine Big Comic Spirits. The series was collected in 26 volumes. It was also adapted as an 11-episode television drama.- Outline :... |
Episode 8 cameo | ||
| Gift Gift (television series) is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25, 1997 every Wednesday. It features music by Bryan Ferry and Howard Jones .... |
Hayasaka Yukio/Mizoguchi Takehiro | Lead role | |
| Love Generation | Katagiri Teppei | Lead role | |
| 1998 | Oda Nobunaga | Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi... |
Lead role |
| Nemureru Mori Nemureru Mori Nemureru Mori is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from October 08, 1998 to December 24, 1998.It is written by Nozawa Hisashi, starring Miho Nakayama and Takuya Kimura, and features music by Mariya Takeuchi and U2 .-Cast:*Miho Nakayama as Minako Oba*Takuya Kimura as Naoki... |
Ito Naoki | Lead role | |
| 1999 | Konya wa Eigyōchu | Lead role | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Life | Okishima Shuji | Lead role |
| Food Fight | Crow | Voice | |
| 2001 | Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari: Black Room | Lead role, one part of the SMAP Special Edition | |
| Hero | Kuryu Kōhei | Lead role | |
| Chūshingura 1/47 Chushingura 1/47 Chushingura 1/47 is a 2001 Japanese historical movie based on the kabuki tale of the Forty-seven Ronin. The film was made for the Fuji TV Network and was directed by Shunsaku Kawamo.... |
Hirobe Yasubei | Television special | |
| 2002 | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 15, 2002 to June 24, 2002 every Wednesday... |
Katase Ryo | Lead role |
| 2003 | Good Luck!! Good Luck!! Good Luck!! is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura and Kou Shibasaki. The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain. As is common in many Japanese drama series, it... |
Shinkai Hajime | Lead role |
| 2004 | Pride Pride (TV series) - Cast :*Takuya Kimura as Haru Satonaka*Yūko Takeuchi as Aki Murase*Kenji Sakaguchi as Yamato Hotta*Noriko Nakagoshi as Yuri Aizawa*Ryuta Sato as Makoto Shimamura*MEGUMI as Chika Ishikawa*Somegoro Ichikawa as Tomonori Ikegami*Saori Takizawa as Saeko Sonoda... |
Satonaka Haru | Lead role |
| 2005 | Engine Engine (TV series) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 18 April to 27 June 2005.-Plot:Kanzaki Jiro is a backup F3000 driver in Europe. During a practice run, he accidentally crashes into his first driver and loses his job... |
Kanzaki Jiro | Lead role |
| 2006 | Saiyūki | Emperor Genyoku | Episode 1 guest appearance |
| Hero Special | Kuryu Kōhei | Lead role, television special | |
| 2007 | Karei-naru Ichizoku Karei-naru Ichizoku Karei-naru Ichizoku is a Japanese drama aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System for its 55th anniversary. It is a remake of a 1970s novel of the same name by Toyoko Yamasaki... |
Manpyo Teppei | Lead role |
| 2008 | Change Change (TV series) CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008.-Plot:Keita Asakura, an elementary school teacher who has no interest in politics, suddenly gets taken to the position of the prime minister... |
Asakura Keita | Lead role |
| 2009 | Mr. Brain Mr. Brain is a Japanese television drama starting on TBS on 23 May 2009.-Synopsis:Tsukumo Ryusuke is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and... |
Tsukumo Ryusuke | Lead role |
| Redline | JP | Voice | |
| 2010 | Tsuki no Koibito | Hazuki Rensuke | Lead role |
| 2011 | Nankyoku Tairiku Nankyoku Tairiku is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TBS on 16 October 2011.-Cast:* Takuya Kimura* Mana Ashida* Kyōhei Shibata* Teruyuki Kagawa* Masato Sakai* Naoto Ogata* Yusuke Yamamoto* Susumu Terajima* Hisashi Yoshizawa* Yoshinori Okada... |
TBA | Lead Role |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kokoro no Kagami (Mirror of the Heart) | Takeru | |
| 1993 | Hajimete no Natsu (Airplane Brothers) | Hiroshi Kitayama | |
| 1994 | Shoot | Kubo Yoshiharu | |
| 1995 | Kimi wo Wasurenai (Fly Boys, Fly!) | Junichiro Ueda | |
| 2004 | Hauru no Ugoku Shiro Howl's Moving Castle (film) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones... (Howl's Moving Castle) |
Howl | Voice |
| 2046 2046 (film) 2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love... |
Tak | ||
| 2006 | Love and Honor Love and Honor is a 2006 film set in Japan of the Edo period. It is the final film in Yoji Yamada's acclaimed Samurai Trilogy .-Plot:Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty, dutiful and loyal wife Kayo... |
Shinnojo Mimura | Lead role |
| 2007 | Hero The Movie Hero (2007 film) Hero is a film based on the 2001 TV series of the same name.Casting of this film, with the original casts from the TV series, includes the new casts from the special drama, which aired in 2006... |
Kōhei Kuryu | Lead role |
| 2009 | I Come with the Rain I Come with the Rain I Come with the Rain is a 2009 neo-noir atmospheric thriller written and directed by Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung, starring American actor Josh Hartnett.... |
Shitao | |
| 2010 | Space Battleship Yamato Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film) is a live action film adaptation of the original Space Battleship Yamato anime TV series from 1974. The film was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on June 24, 2011.-Plot:... |
Susumu Kodai | Lead role |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party The Founding of a Party The Founding of a Party, alternatively titled in English Beginning of the Great Revival for its international release, is a Chinese film released in 2011 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China... |
Japanese military officer (unnamed) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Ishihara Yujiro New Actor Award | Shoot | |
| 3rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Outfit | Wakamono no Subete | ||
| Japan Jeans Makers Association | Best Jeanist | |||
| 1995 | 7th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Outfit | Jinsei wa Jojo da | |
| Japan Jeans Makers Association | Best Jeanist | |||
| 1996 | 9th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Long Vacation | |
| Japan Jeans Makers Association | Best Jeanist | |||
| 1997 | 15th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Love Generation | |
| Japan Jeans Makers Association | Best Jeanist | |||
| 1st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Love Generation | ||
| 1998 | 19th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Nemureru Mori | |
| Japan Jeans Makers Association | Best Jeanist | |||
| 1999 | 3rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Beautiful Life | |
| 2000 | 24th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | ||
| 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Hero | ||
| 2001 | 28th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | ||
| 2002 | 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi | |
| 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Good Luck!! | ||
| 2003 | 36th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | ||
| 2005 | 45th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Engine | |
| 2007 | 52nd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Karei naru Ichizoku | |
| 2nd Seoul Drama Awards | Best Actor | |||
| TVnavi Drama of the Year Awards | Best Actor | |||
| 20th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | Love and Honor | ||
| Japan Academy Awards | Best Actor | |||
| 2008 | 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008) | Best Actor | Change | |
| 57th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | |||
| 2009 | 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Mr. Brain |