Ken Yamamura
Born: 1986-01-21
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Yakushima's Illusion as Dr. Mizuno
2024
- Crosspoint as Souta Kamimura
- Gitling as Makoto Kanno
- Dates in Real Life as Tetsuo
2022
- Tokyo Vice as Reporter
- Story Game as Professor Emori
2021
- Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai as Toshimaro Yoshida
- People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan as Taka
2019
- Earthquake Bird as Det. Oguchi
- Giri/Haji as Eiji
2017
- Sekigahara as Nobukatsu Shima
- Tokyo Project as Guy giving directions
2014
- Godzilla as Takashi
2013
- The Wolverine as Young Yashida
- Double Happiness Uranium as Mitch
2011
- Black Mirror as Shou Saito