Takuya Kimura

Acting · Born 1972-11-13 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan

Biography

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…

Filmography

• 2046 as Tak
• Redline as JP (voice)
• The Boy and the Heron as Shoichi Maki (voice)
• Howl's Moving Castle as Howl (voice)
• Love and Honor as Shinnojo Mimura
• I Come with the Rain as Shitao
• Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Takuya Kimura
• Space Battleship Yamato as Susumu Kodai
• Hero as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
• SEXY SIX SHOW

TV

• Pride as Haru Satonaka
• Engine as Jiro Kanzaki
• Hero as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
• Good Luck!! as Hajime Shinkai
• Love Generation as Teppei Katagiri
• Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Sena / 瀬名秀俊
• The Family as Teppei Manpyo
• One Million Stars Falling from the Sky as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
• A Sleeping Forest as Naoki Ito
• The Ordinary People as Osamu Toride