Takuya Kimura
Acting
🎂 1972-11-13
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.
Cast credits(82)
Host
1996
Aito Mifune
2023
2016
2018
Kimichika Kazama
2023
Isao Hayashi
1994
Employee (voice)
2023
Akira Shimazaki
2018
Natsuki Obana（尾花 夏樹）
2019
Jiro Kanzaki
2005
Riku Kariyama
2024
Howl (voice)
2004
Naoki Ito
1998
Rensuke Hazuki
2010
Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
2002
Ieji Hisashi
2015
Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士）
2013
Miyamoto Musashi
2014
Kyutaro the crow (voice)
2000
1996
MC
2003
Teppei Manpyo
2007
Osamu Toride
1993
Tsukumo Ryuusuke
2009
Haru Satonaka
2004
Teppei Katagiri
1997
Okita Kazuaki
2017
Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
2000
Shoichi Maki (voice)
2023
Hajime Shinkai
2003
Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
1995
Shuji Okishima
2000
Fumio Kindaichi
2012
1990
Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
1994
Shogo Kirisawa
2022
1999
Kohei Kuryu（久利生 公平）
2001
Hidetoshi Sena
1996
Keita Asakura
2008
Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
2020
Takeshi Kuramochi
2011
2020
Tak
2004
1992
Manji
2017
JP (voice)
2009
Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
1997
2007
Natsuki Obana
2024
Jill (voice)
2020
Self
2024
Shinnojo Mimura
2006
2024
Susumu Kodai
2010
Kosuke Nitta
2019
Kohei Kuryu
2007
Takeshi Mogami
2018
Kosuke Nitta
2021
Oda Nobunaga
2023
Oda Nobunaga
1998
Obana Natsuki
2024
Junichiro Ueda
1995
Kohei Kuryu
2015
久利生公平
2006
1997
2010
Yoshiharu Kubo
1994
Yasube Horibe
2001
Shitao
2009
Self (archive footage)
2021
Naoki Yunomoto
2001
1994
2012
2025
Koji Usami
2025
1992
2022
Takuya Kimura
1999
2020
2003