Takuya Kimura
Born: 1972-11-13 in Chiba, Chiba, 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 Reunion as Kimichika Kazama
- Kyojo Requiem as Kimichika Kazama
2025
- Tokyo Taxi as Koji Usami
- Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2024
- Believe: A Bridge to You as Riku Kariyama
- Grande Maison Paris as Natsuki Obana
- New Year's Eve All-Star Sports Festival
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron as Self
- Grande Maison Tokyo Special as Obana Natsuki
2023
- Dead Mount Death Play as Employee (voice)
- The Boy and the Heron as Shoichi Maki (voice)
- Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero as Kimichika Kazama
- The Swarm as Aito Mifune
- THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY as Oda Nobunaga
2022
- Ten Count to the Future as Shogo Kirisawa
- Next Destination: Live Tour 2022
2021
- Masquerade Night as Kosuke Nitta
2020
- Kyojo as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
- Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur as Jill (voice)
- Let me tell your fortune
- Go with the Flow: Live Tour
2019
- La Grande Maison Tokyo as Natsuki Obana
- Masquerade Hotel as Kosuke Nitta
2018
- BG: Personal Bodyguard as Akira Shimazaki
- Kimura Sa~~n!
- Killing for the Prosecution as Takeshi Mogami
2017
- A Life as Okita Kazuaki
- Blade of the Immortal as Manji
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
- Priceless as Fumio Kindaichi
- Gift of SMAP
2011
- Antarctica as Takeshi Kuramochi
2010
- 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
- Space Battleship Yamato as Susumu Kodai
2009
- MR.BRAIN as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
- Redline as JP (voice)
- I Come with the Rain as Shitao
2008
- CHANGE as Keita Asakura
2007
- The Family as Teppei Manpyo
- Hero as Kohei Kuryu
- Baby SMAP
2006
- Love and Honor as Shinnojo Mimura
- HERO SP as Kohei Kuryu
2005
- Engine as Jiro Kanzaki
2004
- Howl's Moving Castle as Howl (voice)
- 2046 as Tak
- Pride as Haru Satonaka
2003
- Good Luck!! as Hajime Shinkai
- SanTaku as MC
- Smap! Tour! 2002!
2002
- One Million Stars Falling from the Sky as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
2001
- Hero as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
- Chûshingura 1/47 as Yasube Horibe
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special as Naoki Yunomoto
2000
- Beautiful Life as Shuji Okishima
- Legendary Teacher as Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
- Food Fight as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
1999
- Open tonight!
- Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Takuya Kimura
1998
- A Sleeping Forest as Naoki Ito
- Oda Nobunaga as Oda Nobunaga
1997
- Love Generation as Teppei Katagiri
- Gift as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
- Because I Am Me
1996
- SMAP×SMAP as Host
- Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Sena
- Concerto
1995
- Life is Good as Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
- Fly Boys, Fly! as Junichiro Ueda
1994
- Furuhata Ninzaburo as Isao Hayashi
- Stay Gold as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
- Shoot! as Yoshiharu Kubo
- SEXY SIX SHOW
1993
- The Ordinary People as Osamu Toride