I do pay attention to the way the script envisages the world and how that view is conveyed through the roles, as well as what the director wants to express.
People with high ideals don't necessarily make good politicians. If clean politics is so important, we should leave the job to scientists and the clergy.
I turn over a new leaf every day. But the blots show through.
Should not the Society of Indexers be know as Indexers, Society of, The?
Ken enjoys eating all kinds of noodles.
Ken was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 1989. Since then he has recovered.
Ken is best known in Japan for his role as a samurai hero in the 1982 TV drama series Dokugan ryu Masamune.
Both of Ken's parents were teachers.
At the 2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Ken was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role category for his appearance in the film The Last Samurai.
Ken's daughter is a model.
In 1994, Ken had a relapse from the leukemia and had to go back into the hospital. He once again overcame the illness and began appearing on TV dramas in 1995.
In 1987, Ken received the Ecran d’Or Best New Actor Award from the Japan Film and Television Producers Society with the film Umi to dokuyaku (The Sea and Poison).
In 1982, Ken appeared on TV for the first time with Michinaru Hanran and in his first samurai TV drama series, Mibu no koiuta.
After graduating from high school, Ken moved to Tokyo where he joined the actor/ actress training studio, Engeki-Syudan En. He belonged to En for over 20 years. Later on he moved to his present office, K Dash.
Some of Ken's hobbies are skiing, golf, tennis, basketball, driving trucks, playing trumpet, horseback riding, baseball, and cooking.
In 2004, Ken was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Last Samurai (2003).
In 2004, Ken was nominated for the PFCS Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Last Samurai (2003).
In 2004, Ken was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: The Last Samurai (2003).
In 2004, Ken won a Special Award at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his appearance in The Last Samurai (2003).
In 2002, Ken was nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actor for: Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari (2001).
In 2004, Ken was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for: The Last Samurai (2003).
Ken has been married twice. First to Yumiko Watanabe. They had two children together, Dai Watanabe, an actor born August 1st 1984, and Anne Watanabe, a model born in 1986 and. Ken and Yumiko divorced on April of 2005. Ken's second wife is Kaho Minami, they married in December of 2005.
Ken was the sixth Asian actor to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Ken is the father of actor Hiroshi Watanabe.
Ken is 6'2" (1.88 m) tall.
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