Ken Yamamura
Known for
Few names carry this far: Ken Yamamura is an actor whose face is familiar even to people who have not seen the films. The filmography opens in 2013. There are 17 entries on the filmography, and the well-known ones are a minority. 'The Wolverine' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. 'Godzilla' is close behind in visibility.
Ken Yamamura
13 Movies
4 Series
Few names carry this far: Ken Yamamura is an actor whose face is familiar even to people who have not seen the films. The filmography opens in 2013. There are 17 entries on the filmography, and the well-known ones are a minority. 'The Wolverine' is where the biggest audience of the career showed up. 'Godzilla' is close behind in visibility.
Movies
Plays Takashi
Godzilla
2014
Plays Minoru Arakawa
Tetris
2023
Plays Young Yashida
The Wolverine
2013
Plays Professor Emori
Story Game
2022
Plays Det. Oguchi
Earthquake Bird
2019
Plays Nobukatsu Shima
Sekigahara
2017
Plays Yukawa
Bad Lands
2023
Plays Toshimaro Yoshida
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
2021
Plays Dr. Mizuno
Yakushima's Illusion
2025
Plays Taka
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
2021
Latest Trailers
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Crosspoint
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Yakushima's Illusion
Dr. Mizuno
2025
Film
Dates in Real Life
Tetsuo · 7 episodes
2024
TV
Crosspoint
Souta Kamimura
2024
Film
Hyphen
Makoto Kanno
2024
Film
Bad Lands
Yukawa
2023
Film
Tetris
Minoru Arakawa
2023
Film
Tokyo Vice
Reporter · 1 episode
2022
TV
Story Game
Professor Emori
2022
Film
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Toshimaro Yoshida
2021
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Ken Yamamura?
Ken Yamamura is 40 years old, born on January 21, 1986.
What are the most famous roles of Ken Yamamura?
Ken Yamamura is best known for roles in The Wolverine, Godzilla, Tetris.
How many movies has Ken Yamamura been in?
Over a 13-year career (since 2013), Ken Yamamura has appeared in 13 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Ken Yamamura's first movie?
The career of Ken Yamamura began with Double Happiness Uranium (2013).
What is Ken Yamamura's most recent movie or series?
Ken Yamamura's most recent release is Yakushima's Illusion, which premiered on November 7, 2025.
What TV shows has Ken Yamamura appeared in?
On television, Ken Yamamura has appeared in Black Mirror, Tokyo Vice, Giri/Haji, Dates in Real Life.
Ken Yamamura
1986-01-21
Ken Yamamura, born Kennosuke Yamamura (山村 憲之介, Yamamura Kennosuke, born January 21, 1986), is a Japanese actor best known for playing the younger Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai (sharing the main antagonist's role with Haruhiko Yamanouchi) in the 2013 film The Wolverine, and Takashi in the 2014 remake of Godzilla.
Yamamura was born in Osaka on January 21, 1986. He studied drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. After graduating, he has not missed a chance to have a role in a Hollywood blockbuster.
In 2013, Yamamura made his first acting appearance as the younger Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai in the American superhero film The Wolverine, which had starred Hugh Jackman. The following year, he went on to portray the role of Takashi, the associate of Bryan Cranston's character, in the 2014 remake of Godzilla.
In 2019, he then appeared to portray as the character Oguchi in the thriller crime drama film Earthquake Bird, featuring Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough, which was released by Netflix on November 15, 2019.
In 2021, Yamamura has portrayed Taka in the film People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan.