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KEN YAMAMURA

Actor
BORN January 21, 1986
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HEIGHT 6'2" (1.88 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 2013 – Present
KEN YAMAMURA

👤 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Ken
  • Born January 21, 1986
  • Height 6'2" (1.88 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education He studied drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Hyphen, Crosspoint)
  • Years Active 2013 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 2
  • Social

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