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Takuya Kimura
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Takuya Kimura (Japanese: ζ¨ζ ζε, 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, tβ¦
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Takuya Kimura (Japanese: ζ¨ζ ζε, 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.
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Takuya Kimura's Filmography
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Kyojo: Reunion
as Kimichika Kazama
Kyojo Requiem
as Kimichika Kazama
Tokyo Taxi
as Koji Usami
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
Grande Maison Paris
as Natsuki Obana
Grande Maison Tokyo Special
as Obana Natsuki
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
The Boy and the Heron
as Shoichi Maki (voice)
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
as Oda Nobunaga
Next Destination: Live Tour 2022
Masquerade Night
as Kosuke Nitta
Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur
as Jill (voice)
Go with the Flow: Live Tour
Masquerade Hotel
as Kosuke Nitta
Killing for the Prosecution
as Takeshi Mogami
Blade of the Immortal
as Manji
Hero
as Kohei Kuryu
Gift of SMAP
Space Battleship Yamato
as Susumu Kodai
Redline
as JP (voice)
I Come with the Rain
as Shitao
Hero
as Kohei Kuryu
Love and Honor
as Shinnojo Mimura
HERO SP
as Kohei Kuryu
2046
as Tak
Howl's Moving Castle
as Howl (voice)
Smap! Tour! 2002!
ChΓ»shingura 1/47
as Yasube Horibe
Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special
as Naoki Yunomoto
Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP
as Takuya Kimura
Oda Nobunaga
as Oda Nobunaga
Because I Am Me
Fly Boys, Fly!
as Junichiro Ueda
SEXY SIX SHOW
Shoot!
as Yoshiharu Kubo
SMAP VIDEO Hajimete no natsu
as Yo Kitayama
