1. Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality.
32 Facts About Takuya Kimura
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Takuya Kimura is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor.
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Takuya Kimura was a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
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Takuya Kimura 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.
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Takuya Kimura has received the Best Actor award at the Television Drama Academy Awards 11 times and holds the record for most wins.
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Takuya Kimura starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor, Hero and Howl's Moving Castle.
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In 2020, Takuya Kimura released his first solo album, entitled "Go with the Flow".
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On September 29, Kimura began another eight-day concert tour entitled "TAKUYA KIMURA Live Tour 2024 SEE YOU THERE".
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In 1988, Takuya Kimura made his acting debut in a television series, Abunai Shonen III, along with his band members.
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Takuya Kimura won the Ishihara Yujiro New Artist Award for his performance in Shoot, in which he made his screen debut.
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Takuya Kimura first landed the lead role in Long Vacation in 1996.
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Takuya Kimura voiced Howl Pendragon, the titular character of Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle in 2004.
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Takuya Kimura was the lead actor in Love and Honor.
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Additionally, since Takuya Kimura was popular within Japanese fandom for over two decades by the time the film was made, he felt that his appeal would attract a bigger audience.
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When Miike asked his team about what they thought of Takuya Kimura playing the role of Manji, the team reacted negatively, believing that he would not be able to portray Manji.
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However, Takuya Kimura suffered a major wound while filming, resulting in him not being able to walk for various days.
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In 2021, it was announced that Takuya Kimura would be starring in the television adaption of German author Frank Schatzing's environmental thriller, The Swarm.
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In 2022, Takuya Kimura was announced to star as historical figure Oda Nobunaga alongside Haruka Ayase as Nohime in The Legend and Butterfly, a film to commemorate Toei's 70th Anniversary in 2023.
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On November 6,2022, Takuya Kimura made an appearance dressed as Nobunaga at the annual Gifu Nobunaga Festival alongside fellow actor Hideaki Ito on horseback.
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In 2024, Takuya Kimura reprised his role of Natsuki Obana from the critically acclaimed TBS television series La Grand Maison Tokyo, for its feature-length movie sequel entitled La Grande Maison Paris, set to premiere at the upcoming San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Takuya Kimura announced the three-star restaurants and presented them with plaques, and Tamamori presented them with chef jackets.
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Takuya Kimura has occasionally made cameo appearances in other shows, such as on Netflix's Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot, and has been a guest on numerous variety shows.
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However, Takuya Kimura was open to the team's suggestions and worked with the developers to hone the character.
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Sega was pleased with Takuya Kimura's performance, noting he needed far fewer retakes during recording than they anticipated.
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The game's dialogue was recorded in chronological order so players would feel Takuya Kimura's voice evolving as Yagami's character develops during the story.
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Takuya Kimura enjoyed his work on the game, and Nagoshi remarked on Takuya Kimura's quick response to his messages.
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Takuya Kimura reprised his role as Yagami in the sequel to Judgment, entitled Lost Judgment released on September 24,2021.
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Takuya Kimura announced the sequel in an event entitled "Judgment Day" alongside series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi.
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Takuya Kimura is well known for being the previous brand ambassador for the Japanese men's grooming brand GATSBY, promoting its iconic Moving Rubber series.
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Takuya Kimura has been the brand ambassador for several other well-known brands, such as Suntory, Levi's, LINE, and Nikon.
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Takuya Kimura is known for starring in a series of ads for Toyota, alongside Takeshi Kitano and Hugh Jackman.
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Together with Beyonce, Takuya Kimura served as the brand ambassador for Japanese fashion brand Samantha Thavasa.