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June 3, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
Ken Watanabe will follow in the considerable footsteps of Yul Brynner when he takes on the role of the King of Siam in the upcoming Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I.”
June 30, 2014
Movies
Ken Watanabe is unsure if the roles on his IMDB page are connected in any way.
Sept. 14, 2018
Ken Watanabe speaks commandingly about East-West cooperation.
Dec. 25, 2006
Swelling with humanity and romance like the crescendo of an aria, “Bel Canto” is a moving meditation on the power of love, music and proximity.
Sept. 12, 2018
Television
HBO Max’s tale of an American reporting on Japanese crime in the 1990s turns familiar tropes into an intriguing new yarn, with Michael Mann attached.
April 7, 2022
Awards
Robbins took home the supporting actor trophy for “Mystic River,” while Sean Penn won lead for the same film.
Dec. 6, 2023
Japan’s ‘Memories of Tomorrow’ comes up short soon after a better film on Alzheimer’s.
June 8, 2007
Betsy Sharkey reviews ‘Godzilla’ starring Godzilla, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Ken Watanabe.
May 15, 2014
In “The Last Samurai,” Tom Cruise is a former Civil War officer who finds himself in Japan training the emperor’s new army in the ways of modern warfare.
Nov. 9, 2003