Ken Watanabe - Actors
is a Japanese Oscar-nominated stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, including such roles as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. ....more
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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant hits the big screen and M&C’s giving away prize packs
Oct 13, 2009, 17:33 GMT
Based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant will hit theaters on October 23rd from Universal Pictures, and M&C’s giving away prize packs from the film. ... moreWillem Dafoe in Cirque du Freak
May 29, 2008, 12:55 GMT
Willem Dafoe has joined the cast of Universal Pictures upcoming adaptation of Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak. ... moreKen Watanabe travels to Shanghai with Gong Li and John Cusack
Feb 4, 2008, 13:51 GMT
Ken Watanabe has signed on to join John Cusack and Gong Li in The Weinstein Co. upcoming film Shanghai - a period drama scheduled to start shooting in China in March. ... moreDVD Review: Letters from Iwo Jima (Two-Disc Special Edition)
May 21, 2007, 16:05 GMT
Director Clint Eastwood was so fascinated by the stories of the Japanese defense of Iwo Jima while filming Flags of our Fathers that he decided to tell the tale from the other side of the rifle and rushed this film into production. It was an inspired choice since the film was nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards. ... moreWB to release Clint Eastwood's 'Letters' early
Nov 18, 2006, 5:02 GMT
‘Letters From Iwo Jima,’ Clint Eastwood’s follow-up to his critically acclaimed World War II drama ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ will open domestically in limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on December 20, 2006. ... more




