Actor

Ken Yamamura

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Movies: 15Series: 4

TMDB ID: 1155715

IMDb ID: nm4576636

Known for: Acting

Born: January 21, 1986

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2011 - 2025

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 6.92

Wikidata: Q17687707

Also known as

山村憲之介 • 山村宪之介 • Kennosuke Yamamura • 山村憲之介

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Biography

Ken Yamamura, born Kennosuke Yamamura (山村憲之介, Yamamura Kennosuke, born January 21, 1986), is a Japanese actor best known for playing the younger Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai (sharing the main antagonist's role with Haruhiko Yamanouchi) in the 2013 film The Wolverine, and Takashi in the 2014 remake of Godzilla. Yamamura was born in Osaka on January 21, 1986. He studied drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. After graduating, he has not missed a chance to have a role in a Hollywood blockbuster. In 2013, Yamamura made his first acting appearance as the younger Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai in the American superhero film The Wolverine, which had starred Hugh Jackman. The following year, he went on to portray the role of Takashi, the associate of Bryan Cranston's character, in the 2014 remake of Godzilla. In 2019, he then appeared to portray as the character Oguchi in the thriller crime drama film Earthquake Bird, featuring Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough, which was released by Netflix on November 15, 2019. In 2021, Yamamura has portrayed Taka in the film People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan.