Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura
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 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
Actor
as Natsuki Obana
as Self
as Kariyama Riku
as Shoichi Maki (voice)
as Oda Nobunaga
as Employee (voice)
as Kimichika Kazama
as Aito Mifune
as Shogo Kirisawa
as Kosuke Nitta
as Self (archive footage)
as Jill (voice)
as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
as Kosuke Nitta
as Natsuki Obana（尾花 夏樹）
as 最上毅
as Akira Shimazaki
as Manji
as Okita Kazuaki
as Kohei Kuryu
as Ieji Hisashi
as Miyamoto Musashi
as Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士）
as Fumio Kindaichi
as Takeshi Kuramochi
as Susumu Kodai
as JP (voice)
as Rensuke Hazuki
as Shitao
as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
as Keita Asakura
as Kohei Kuryu
as Teppei Manpyo
as Shinnojo Mimura
as 久利生公平
as Jiro Kanzaki
as Tak
as Howl (voice)
as Satonaka Halu
as Hajime Shinkai
as MC
as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
as Yasube Horibe
as Naoki Yunomoto
as Kohei Kuryu（久利生 公平）
as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
as Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
as Shuji Okishima
as Takuya Kimura
as 织田信长
as Naoki Ito
as Teppei Katagiri（片桐 哲平）
as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
as Hidetoshi Sena
as Host
as Junichiro Ueda
as Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
as Yoshiharu Kubo
as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
as Isao Hayashi
as Osamu Toride
Creator
as Creator
as Creator