Takuya Kimura
Biography
Takuya Kimura was born on November 13, 1972, in Chiba, Chiba, Japan. He is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality recognized as a Japanese icon following his success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, which is noted as one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. Known for acting with 83 known credits on the Movie Database, he is a male performer whose stage name is written as 木村拓哉. His professional work spans television and music, establishing his prominent presence in the Japanese entertainment industry.
Career overview
Takuya Kimura achieved widespread success as an actor and member of the popular boy band SMAP. He landed his first lead role in the 1996 television drama series Long Vacation, which became a massive success and created a phrase known as the Lon-bake phenomenon. Following this breakthrough, his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings as each show became a social phenomenon during its broadcast, earning him the title of The King of Ratings. His impact on television is further reflected by the fact that five of his works are ranked among the ten best-viewed television drama series in Japan.
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- Kyojo Reunion (2026) as Kimichika Kazama
- Kyojo Requiem (2026) as Kimichika Kazama
- Tokyo Taxi (2025) as Koji Usami
- Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special (2025)
- Believe: A Bridge to You (2024) as Riku Kariyama
- Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024) as Self
- Grande Maison Paris (2024) as Natsuki Obana
- New Year's Eve All-Star Sports Festival (2024)
- Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024) as Obana Natsuki
- The Boy and the Heron (2023) as Shoichi Maki (voice)
- Dead Mount Death Play (2023) as Employee (voice)
- The Swarm (2023) as Aito Mifune
- Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (2023) as Kimichika Kazama
- THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023) as Oda Nobunaga
- Ten Count to the Future (2022) as Shogo Kirisawa
- Next Destination: Live Tour 2022 (2022)
- Masquerade Night (2021) as Kosuke Nitta
- Kyojo (2020) as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
- Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020) as Jill (voice)
- Let me tell your fortune (2020)
- Go with the Flow: Live Tour (2020)
- La Grande Maison Tokyo (2019) as Natsuki Obana
- Masquerade Hotel (2019) as Kosuke Nitta
- Kimura Sa~~n! (2018)
- Kimura Sa~~n! (2018) Creator
- BG: Personal Bodyguard (2018) as Akira Shimazaki
- Killing for the Prosecution (2018) as Takeshi Mogami
- Blade of the Immortal (2017) as Manji
- A Life (2017) as Okita Kazuaki
- I'm Home (2015) as Ieji Hisashi
- Hero (2015) as Kohei Kuryu
- Miyamoto Musashi (2014) as Miyamoto Musashi
- Ando Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～ (2013) as Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士）
- Priceless (2012) as Fumio Kindaichi
- Gift of SMAP (2012)
- Antarctica (2011) as Takeshi Kuramochi
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010) as Susumu Kodai
- Moon Lovers (2010) as Rensuke Hazuki
- SMAPに内緒でドラマ作っちゃいましたSP ~毒トマト殺人事件 (2010)
- Redline (2009) as JP (voice)
- MR.BRAIN (2009) as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
- I Come with the Rain (2009) as Shitao
- CHANGE (2008) as Keita Asakura
- Hero (2007) as Kohei Kuryu
- The Family (2007) as Teppei Manpyo
- Baby SMAP (2007)
- Love and Honor (2006) as Shinnojo Mimura
- HERO SP (2006) as Kohei Kuryu
- Engine (2005) as Jiro Kanzaki
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) as Howl (voice)
- 2046 (2004) as Tak
- Pride (2004) as Haru Satonaka
- Good Luck!! (2003) as Hajime Shinkai
- SanTaku (2003) as MC
- SanTaku (2003) Creator
- Smap! Tour! 2002! (2003)
- One Million Stars Falling from the Sky (2002) as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
- Hero (2001) as Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平
- Chûshingura 1/47 (2001) as Yasube Horibe
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001) as Naoki Yunomoto
- Beautiful Life (2000) as Shuji Okishima
- Food Fight (2000) as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
- Legendary Teacher (2000) as Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
- Open tonight! (1999)
- Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP (1999) as Takuya Kimura
- A Sleeping Forest (1998) as Naoki Ito
- Oda Nobunaga (1998) as Oda Nobunaga
- Love Generation (1997) as Teppei Katagiri
- Gift (1997) as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
- Because I Am Me (1997)
- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Host
- Long Vacation (1996) as Hidetoshi Sena
- Concerto (1996)
- Life is Good (1995) as Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
- Fly Boys, Fly! (1995) as Junichiro Ueda
- Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994) as Isao Hayashi
- Stay Gold (1994) as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
- Shoot! (1994) as Yoshiharu Kubo
- SEXY SIX SHOW (1994)
- The Ordinary People (1993) as Osamu Toride
- SMAP VIDEO Hajimete no natsu (1993) as Yo Kitayama
- 1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE "Come on New Year !!" Concert (1992)
- Who stole my heart (1992)
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
- 教場III as Kimichika Kazama