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Ken Yasuda(II)

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Ken Yasuda's most successful role in his career is Death in The Rakugo Movie. This Amazon/Oricon bestseller feature film won the 2nd place of People of Yubari Award and it's nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2013.
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Ken Yasuda was born on 8 December 1973 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Spirited Away (2001) and N43° (2009).
BornDecember 8, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    8.2
    • Soldier(voice)
    • 2004
    Spirited Away (2001)
    Spirited Away
    8.6
    • Oshirasama(voice)
    • 2001
    N43° (2009)
    N43°
    • Actor
    • 2009
    The Cat Returns (2002)
    The Cat Returns
    7.1
    • Additional Voices(voice)
    • 2002

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    Actor

    • Kaibutsu
      • Togashi Hiroyuki
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Damemane! - Dame-na Tarento, Manêjimento-shimasu -
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Shinichirô Saigawa
      • 2025
    • Kyô no Sanponta
      TV Series
      • Ponta (voice)
      • 2025
    • Masami Nagasawa in Dollhouse (2025)
      Dollhouse
      7.2
      • Yamamoto
      • 2025
    • Nihon ichi no saitei otoko (2025)
      Nihon ichi no saitei otoko
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Kôjirô Makabe
      • 2025
    • 35-Nen-me no Rabu Retaa (2025)
      35-Nen-me no Rabu Retaa
      7.6
      • Kei Taniyama
      • 2025
    • Announcertachi no Senso (2024)
      Announcertachi no Senso
      • Tadamaro Mera
      • 2024
    • Hana Sugisaki in Sakura (2024)
      Sakura
      6.2
      • Toshiyuki Togashi
      • 2024
    • Kaito Takahashi, Taishi Nakagawa, Mandy Sekiguchi, Atsuhiro Inukai, Kanata Hosoda, and Honoka Matsumoto in 95 (2024)
      95
      TV Series
      • Akihisa Hiroshige (Present Day)
      • Akihisa Hiroshige
      • 2024
    • Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu Special
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Yoshiyuki Saji
      • 2024
    • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)
      Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
      8.7
      Video Game
      • Yu Nanba (voice)
      • 2024
    • Haruka Kinami in Sexy Tanaka-san (2023)
      Sexy Tanaka-san
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Keito Miyoshi
      • 2023
    • EVOL (2023)
      EVOL
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Mayor
      • 2023
    • Kaoru Kobayashi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Eiko Koike, and Ryûto Sakuma in Worry Not, She's the Boss (2023)
      Worry Not, She's the Boss
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Tetsuo Shikama
      • 2023
    • In Love and Deep Water (2023)
      In Love and Deep Water
      5.2
      • Michihiko Kuruma (as Yasuda Ken)
      • 2023
    • Kyôko Fukada and Haruka Fukuhara in 18/40: Futari nara Yume mo Koi mo (2023)
      18/40: Futari nara Yume mo Koi mo
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Ichirou Nakagawa
      • 2023

    Director

    • N43° (2009)
      N43°
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer

    • N43° (2009)
      N43°
      • writer
      • 2009

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      • Yasuda Ken
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • December 8, 1973
      • Hokkaido, Japan

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