Ken Yamamura

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.[1]

Ken Yamamura
Born
Kennosuke Yamamura

(1986-01-21) January 21, 1986
Osaka, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Early life

Yamamura was born in Osaka on January 21, 1986. He studied drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.

Career

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.[2]

In 2021, Yamamura has portrayed Taka in the film People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Double Happiness Uranium Mitch
2013 The Wolverine Young Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai
2014 Godzilla Takashi
2017 Sekigahara Shima Nobukatsu
2019 Earthquake Bird Detective Oguchi
2021 People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan Taka
2023 Tetris Minoru Arakawa
2023 Bad Lands [4]
2023 Gitling Makoto First Philippine movie lead role[5]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Black Mirror Shou Episode: "Playtest"
2022 Tokyo Vice Reporter Episode: "The Test"
  • Massan (TV series) (2014) – Jiro Fujioka
  • Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (TV series) (2015)
  • The Hybrid: Nue no ko (2015) – Kyogoku

References
  1. Davies, Steven (October 18, 2013). "Trio of New Actors Heading Off to Tackle 'Godzilla' Reboot". Horror Asylum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2019). "'Earthquake Bird' Trailer: Alicia Vikander & Riley Keough Star In Netflix Crime Thriller". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (November 28, 2019). "'People Just Do Nothing' Movie Adaptation Shooting In Japan & UK For Focus Features & BBC Films". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  4. "BAD LANDS バッド・ランズ". eiga.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  5. "Gitling (2023)". ClickTheCity. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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