Takuya Kimura

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1972-11-13 (52 years old)

Place of Birth Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 기무라 타쿠야, 木村拓哉

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

2024
Grand Maison Paris

as Natsuki Obana

2024
Believe: A Bridge to You

as Kariyama Riku

2023
The Boy and the Heron

as Shoichi Maki (voice)

2023
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

as Oda Nobunaga

2023
Dead Mount Death Play

as Employee (voice)

2023
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

as Kimichika Kazama

2023
The Swarm

as Aito Mifune

2022
Ten Count to the Future

as Shogo Kirisawa

2021
Masquerade Night

as Kosuke Nitta

2021
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Kyojo

as Kimichika Kazama(風間 公親)

2019
Masquerade Hotel

as Kosuke Nitta

2019
Grand Maison Tokyo

as Natsuki Obana(尾花 夏樹)

2018
BG: Personal Bodyguard

as Akira Shimazaki

2017
A Life

as Okita Kazuaki

2015
Hero

as Kohei Kuryu

2015
I'm Home

as Ieji Hisashi

2014
Miyamoto Musashi

as Miyamoto Musashi

2013
Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~

as Andō Lloyd(安堂 ロイド)/ Reiji Matsushima(沫嶋 黎士)

2012
Priceless

as Fumio Kindaichi

2011
Antarctica

as Takeshi Kuramochi

2010
Space Battleship Yamato

as Susumu Kodai

2010
Redline

as JP (voice)

2010
Moon Lovers

as Rensuke Hazuki

2009
2009
MR.BRAIN

as Tsukumo Ryuusuke

2008
CHANGE

as Keita Asakura

2007
Hero

as Kohei Kuryu

2007
The Grand Family

as Teppei Manpyo

2006
Love and Honor

as Shinnojo Mimura

2006
HERO SP

as 久利生公平

2005
Engine

as Jiro Kanzaki

2004
2046

as Tak

2004
Howl's Moving Castle

as Howl (voice)

2004
Pride

as Satonaka Halu

2003
Good Luck!!

as Hajime Shinkai

2003
SanTaku

as MC

2002
One Million Stars Falling from the Sky

as Ryo Katase (片瀬 涼)

2001
Chûshingura 1/47

as Yasube Horibe

2001
Hero

as Kohei Kuryu(久利生 公平)

2000
Food Fight

as Kyutaro the crow (voice)

2000
Legendary Teacher

as Yoji Mizutani(水谷 庸司)

2000
Beautiful Life

as Shuji Okishima

1999
1998
Oda Nobunaga

as 织田信长

1998
A Sleeping Forest

as Naoki Ito

1997
Love Generation

as Teppei Katagiri(片桐 哲平)

1997
Gift

as Yukio Hayasaka(早坂 由紀夫)

1996
Long Vacation

as Hidetoshi Sena

1996
SMAP×SMAP

as Host

1995
Fly Boys, Fly!

as Junichiro Ueda

1995
Life is Good

as Kazuma Ogami(大上 一馬)

1994
Shoot!

as Yoshiharu Kubo

1994
Stay Gold

as Takeshi Ueda(上田 武志)

1994
Furuhata Ninzaburo

as Isao Hayashi

1993
The Ordinary People

as Osamu Toride

Creator

2018
Kimura Sa~~n!

as Creator

2003
SanTaku

as Creator