Takuya Kimura
Acting

Takuya Kimura

November 13, 1972 (53 years old) Chiba, Chiba, Japan

Also known as: 기무라 타쿠야, 木村拓哉, تاکویا کیمورا, Kimutaku

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.

Known For

SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

1996 • TV

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 • Movie

Hero

Hero

2001 • TV

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990 • TV

Furuhata Ninzaburo

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994 • TV

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 • Movie

Movie Credits (38)

Acting

2004

Howl's Moving Castle

as Howl (voice)

2023

The Boy and the Heron

as Shoichi Maki (voice)

2024

Grande Maison Paris

as Natsuki Obana

2021

Masquerade Night

as Kosuke Nitta

2004

2046

as Tak

2009

Redline

as JP (voice)

2006

HERO SP

as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

2024

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

as Self

1997

Because I Am Me

2019

Masquerade Hotel

as Kosuke Nitta

2007

Hero

as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

1998

Oda Nobunaga

as Oda Nobunaga

2015

Hero

as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

2020

Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur

as Jill (voice)

2006

Love and Honor

as Shinnojo Mimura

2018

Killing for the Prosecution

as Takeshi Mogami

2009

I Come with the Rain

as Shitao

1995

Fly Boys, Fly!

as Junichiro Ueda

2001

Chûshingura 1/47

as Yasube Horibe

2017

Blade of the Immortal

as Manji

TV Credits (47)

Acting

1996

SMAP×SMAP

as Host

420 episodes

2001

Hero

as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

22 episodes

1990

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

15 episodes

1994

Furuhata Ninzaburo

as Isao Hayashi

1 episodes

2023

The Swarm

as Aito Mifune

8 episodes

1997

Love Generation

as Teppei Katagiri

11 episodes

2023

Dead Mount Death Play

as Employee (voice)

1 episodes

2011

Antarctica

as Takeshi Kuramochi

10 episodes

2018

BG: Personal Bodyguard

as Akira Shimazaki

16 episodes

2019

La Grande Maison Tokyo

as Natsuki Obana

11 episodes

2004

Pride

as Haru Satonaka

11 episodes

1996

Long Vacation

as Hidetoshi Sena

11 episodes

2015

I'm Home

as Ieji Hisashi

10 episodes

2022

Ten Count to the Future

as Shogo Kirisawa

9 episodes

2003

Good Luck!!

as Hajime Shinkai

10 episodes

2003

SanTaku

as MC

24 episodes

1998

A Sleeping Forest

as Naoki Ito

12 episodes

2020

Kyojo

as Kimichika Kazama(風間 公親)

5 episodes

2005

Engine

as Jiro Kanzaki

11 episodes

2024

Believe: A Bridge to You

as Riku Kariyama

9 episodes

Crew

2018

Kimura Sa~~n!

Creator

2003

SanTaku

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 13, 1972 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Popularity
4.1

Career Stats

38
Movies
47
TV Shows