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Kenya Sawada

Acting Born Jan 28, 1965 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 21 credits

Biography

Kenya Sawada (澤田 拳也, Sawada Ken'ya, born January 28, 1965) is a Japanese film actor who has appeared in numerous movies, primarily in Hong Kong productions. He has occasionally been credited simply by his first name.

Sawada was born in Kanagawa. His first appearance was in a Japanese film Hey Oilers: The Legend of Skyline. Sawada's only other Japanese productions include Buyûden and Hasami as well as the 1998 Hong Kong-Japanese production B gai waak. Instead, Sawada has appeared more prominently in numerous Hong Kong productions, beginning with a minor role in the 1995 Jackie Chan film Thunderbolt. He also appeared in the 2009 Jackie Chan film Shinjuku Incident.

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Known for

Film

The Shadow's Edge

as Egawa Takeshi
Film

Thunderbolt

as Saw
Film

Street Fighter

as Captain Sawada
Film

Shinjuku Incident

as Nakajima

Full filmography

  • The Shadow's Edge (2025) as Egawa Takeshi
  • Thunderbolt (1995) as Saw
  • Street Fighter (1994) as Captain Sawada
  • Shinjuku Incident (2009) as Nakajima
  • Devils on the Doorstep (2001) as Inokichi Sakatsuka
  • The Great Magician (2011) as Mitearai
  • Hidden Man (2018) as Nemoto Ichiro
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996) as Yamada Motokazu
  • Color of Pain (2002) as Tanaka Ryuya
  • Warriors of the Nation (2018)
  • Bruce Law Stunts (2000)
  • Extreme Crisis (1998) as Detective Takami
  • Invisible Tattoo (2022) as Asano (Qian Ye)
  • The Legend of Zipang (1990) as Tobatsu
  • The Setting Sun (1992)
  • The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) as Kitano Yukio
  • Hey Oilers the Legend of Skyline (1991)
  • Chain (2003)
  • Manila Emmanuelle’s Dangerous Paradise (1993)
  • A Bullet Named Love (1993)
  • Hasami (2012)