Ken Yamamura

Ken Yamamura

Born 1986-01-21 (age 40)
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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.

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Known For

Godzilla
Godzilla

2014

as Takashi

Tetris
Tetris

2023

as Minoru Arakawa

Sekigahara
Sekigahara

2017

as Nobukatsu Shima

The Wolverine
The Wolverine

2013

as Young Yashida

Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird

2019

as Det. Oguchi

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

2021

as Toshimaro Yoshida

Bad Lands
Bad Lands

2023

as Yukawa

Yakushima's Illusion
Yakushima's Illusion

2025

as Dr. Mizuno

Story Game
Story Game

2022

as Professor Emori

Hyphen
Hyphen

2024

as Makoto Kanno

Crosspoint
Crosspoint

2024

as Souta Kamimura

Tokyo Project
Tokyo Project

2017

as Guy giving directions

Double Happiness Uranium