Ken Watanabe

Date of Birth

1959-10-21

Place of Birth

Uonuma, Niigata, Japan

Known for

Batman Begins, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Last Samurai, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Inception

Most Popular Stories

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art: From The Dark Knight to The Odyssey, a Tribute to Christopher Nolan

Posted 2 weeks ago

Awesome Art honors Christopher Nolan's legendary filmography with an epic tribute spanning The Dark Knight to The Odyssey.

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art’s Tribute to Christopher Nolan with The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Momento, The Odyssey, Oppenheimer

Posted 6 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

Interviews

Interview: Gareth Edwards Talks The Creator

Posted 3 years ago

The Creator is the latest from filmmaker Gareth Edwards. It’s a bold new sci-fi feature that examines the relationship between humanity and AI. Setting this fascinating story in the future with such fantastical elements offers up an impressive effort from...

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Toho’s official Godzilla tissue dispenser is here in time for flu season

Posted 6 years ago

This year has been rough on all of us, of that there is no doubt. However, what if I told you that Toho is about to save the day by sharing a sweet gallery of pics for its official Godzilla tissue...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Godzilla, Kill Bill, Taxi Driver, Us

Posted 6 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Alien, Batman, Get Out, Inception

Posted 6 years ago

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Godzilla, Predator, Scarface

Posted 6 years ago

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Candyman, Dune, Godzilla, Wolverine

Posted 6 years ago

Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution trailer caught ahead of U.S. release

Posted 7 years ago

Ever since 1995, Pokémon has remained a staple of top-tier entertainment for children and adults alike, and now Netflix has announced that POKEMON: MEWTWO STRIKES BACK EVOLUTION, an animated feature film starring every trainer's favorite pocket monsters, is getting ready to take...

Michael Mann to direct HBO’s Tokyo Vice

Posted 7 years ago

Looks like it's twice the vice for Michael Mann. The acclaimed director of hits such as HEAT and THE INSIDER will dive into small screen action, as he's locked and loaded for HBO's upcoming crime drama TOKYO VICE. Mann will...

Warner Bros. releases the first ten minutes of Detective Pikachu

Posted 7 years ago

Although it wasn't universally praised, POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU still managed to surprise audiences upon its release earlier this year, and if you haven't checked out the film for yourself in theaters or on home-media, Warner Bros. have released the first...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters concept art is a beautiful sight

Posted 7 years ago

TRICK 'R TREAT director Mike Dougherty's GODZILLA sequel GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS just hit Digital earlier this week, and to mark the occasion Dougherty took to social media to share a look at twenty pieces of awe-inspiring concept art...

Michael Dougherty shares awesome Godzilla: King of the Monsters concept art

Posted 7 years ago

As I had so much fun with GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS in theaters, the film's lackluster box-office and mixed reviews left me a little puzzled, but hey, not everyone is going to enjoy the same shit. With the MonsterVerse...

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