Takuya Kimura
Born: 1972-11-13 in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "Lon-bake phenomenon". He was given the title, "The King of Ratings", as his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings and each show became a social phenomenon as it aired. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, Hero. He also starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004). Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment and Lost Judgment, portraying Takayuki Yagami.
Filmography
2026
- Kyojo Requiem as Kimichika Kazama
- Kyojo Reunion as Kimichika Kazama
2025
- Tokyo Taxi as Koji Usami
- Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2024
- Grande Maison Paris as Natsuki Obana
- Grande Maison Tokyo Special as Obana Natsuki
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron as Self
- Believe: A Bridge to You as Riku Kariyama
- New Year's Eve All-Star Sports Festival
2023
- The Boy and the Heron as Shoichi Maki (voice)
- Dead Mount Death Play as Employee (voice)
- THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY as Oda Nobunaga
- The Swarm as Aito Mifune
- Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero as Kimichika Kazama
2022
- Ten Count to the Future as Shogo Kirisawa
- Next Destination: Live Tour 2022
2021
- Masquerade Night as Kosuke Nitta
2020
- Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur as Jill (voice)
- Kyojo as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
- Let me tell your fortune
- Go with the Flow: Live Tour
2019
- Masquerade Hotel as Kosuke Nitta
- La Grande Maison Tokyo as Natsuki Obana
2018
- Killing for the Prosecution as Takeshi Mogami
- BG: Personal Bodyguard as Akira Shimazaki
- Kimura Sa~~n!
2017
- Blade of the Immortal as Manji
- A Life as Okita Kazuaki
2014
- Miyamoto Musashi as Miyamoto Musashi
2013
- Ando Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～ as Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士）
2012
- Gift of SMAP
- Priceless as Fumio Kindaichi
2011
- Antarctica as Takeshi Kuramochi
2010
- Space Battleship Yamato as Susumu Kodai
- Moon Lovers as Rensuke Hazuki
- SMAPに内緒でドラマ作っちゃいましたSP ~毒トマト殺人事件
2009
- Redline as JP (voice)
- I Come with the Rain as Shitao
- MR.BRAIN as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
2008
- CHANGE as Keita Asakura
2007
- Hero as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
- The Family as Teppei Manpyo
- Baby SMAP
2006
- Love and Honor as Shinnojo Mimura
- HERO SP as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
2005
- Engine as Jiro Kanzaki
2004
- Howl's Moving Castle as Howl (voice)
- 2046 as Tak
- Pride as Haru Satonaka
2003
- Smap! Tour! 2002!
- Good Luck!! as Hajime Shinkai
- SanTaku as MC
2002
- One Million Stars Falling from the Sky as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
2001
- Hero as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special as Naoki Yunomoto
- Chûshingura 1/47 as Yasube Horibe
2000
- Food Fight as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
- Beautiful Life as Shuji Okishima
- Legendary Teacher as Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
1999
- Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Takuya Kimura
- Open tonight!
1998
- Oda Nobunaga as Oda Nobunaga
- A Sleeping Forest as Naoki Ito
1997
- Because I Am Me
- Love Generation as Teppei Katagiri
- Gift as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
1996
- SMAP×SMAP as Host
- Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Sena
- Concerto
1995
- Fly Boys, Fly! as Junichiro Ueda
- Life is Good as Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
1994
- Furuhata Ninzaburo as Isao Hayashi
- Shoot! as Yoshiharu Kubo
- Stay Gold as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
- SEXY SIX SHOW
1993
- The Ordinary People as Osamu Toride