Personal Info
Birth date
1972-11-13 (52 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
기무라 타쿠야
木村拓哉
تاکویا کیمورا
Takuya Kimura
Biography
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "Lon-bake phenomenon". He 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. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, Hero. He also starred in blockbuster films, including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004). Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment and Lost Judgment, portraying Takayuki Yagami.
Filmography
SMAP×SMAP
8.5
Overview:
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.The Swarm
6.403
Overview:
Across the globe, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans, are mystifying and imperiling the world’s population. A group of scientists undertakes a terrifying mission to the depths of the Arctic Ocean to confront a deadly intelligent life force bent on human extinction.Dead Mount Death Play
7
Overview:
As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
7
Overview:
The mystery of how Kazama Kimichika became so ruthless and unmatched will be revealed. Kyojo Zero depicts the time before he was assigned to the police academy, when he was working as an instructor in charge of training new detectives...Furuhata Ninzaburo
9
Overview:
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.BG: Personal Bodyguard
7.1
Overview:
Akira Shimazaki (Takuya Kimura) lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past as a bodyguard, Akira Shimazaki begins work as a novice bodyguard.Engine
7.2
Overview:
Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.Believe: A Bridge to You
6.7
Overview:
This series, produced to commemorate the 65th anniversary of TV Asahi, tells the story of Riku Kariyama, an architectural designer passionate about bridge construction. He faces an unexpected difficulty of being imprisoned, but he never gives up, continuously searching for a path of hope and rebirth. The intricate suspense and heart-pounding, stirring human stories intertwine, weaving a grand drama.Kimura Sa~~n!
NYR
Overview:
GYAO! and TOKYO FM "Takuya Kimura Flow" will present a special program "Kimura Sa~~n!" Captain Takuya will do his best to meet everyone's requests! Please enjoy the "genuine" Takuya Kimura that you have never seen before and can only be seen in this program!A Sleeping Forest
6.7
Overview:
Nemureru Mori is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from 8 October 1998 to 24 December 1998. It is written by Nozawa Hisashi, starring Miho Nakayama and Takuya Kimura, and features music by Mariya Takeuchi and U2.Howl's Moving Castle
8.397
Overview:
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
8.15
Overview:
The down-and-out detective Kanzo Dojima (Sanma Akashiya) is thinking about hanging up his job. A mysterious man named Ryo Katase (Takuya Kimura). No one seems to know what's going on in the heart of this lonely guy, what he believes in, what he really loves. Then these two men meet by chance one day. The story takes an unexpected turn of events concerning a murder case. Maybe the two of them should never have met. And then there's Kanzo's sister Yuko (Eri Fukatsu). What will the relationship between her and Ryo be like?SanTaku
NYR
Overview:
SanTaku is FujiTV's annual New Year's Day special hosted by Sanma and Kimura Takuya.Miyamoto Musashi
7.6
Overview:
Musashi Miyamoto left his village and ended up fighting in the battle of Sekigahara with his friend Matahachi, but Musashi Miyamoto lost Matahachi. He goes back to the village to inform Matahachi's family about what happened. At the village, he is persecuted by people there. Musashi Miyamoto becomes worn down physically and mentally. At this time, Soho Takuan appears in front of Musashi Miyamoto. He then rebuilds his life with his sword. Musashi begins to travel for warrior training. He meets many masters of the sword and grows as a person.Ando Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～
7.7
Overview:
Reiji Matsushimais a genius physicist. He realizes that he and his fiancé Asahi Ando will be killed a theory that he advanced. One day, in the year 2013, Reiji dies in a airplane explosion & crash. He was a handsome and world-famous professor who studied wormhole theories. It is a mystery whether his research on wormhole theory caused his death or not.Food Fight
8
Overview:
The president of a large food production company combines gourmet eating and gambling into an underground eating contest, or "Food Fight," in the basement of his company. After growing up in an orphanage, Mitsuru Ihara starts working as a custodian at the large food producer. The pleasant, kind Ihara often visits his former home, pretending to be an important business man, not the blue-collar cleaner that he really is. He also has a bigger secret, which is, he is the reigning champion of the underground eating competition held at the company. In it, two contestants battle to see who can pack away more food within a set time limit. The noble Ihara, with nine consecutive wins, always donates the prize money anonymously to his orphanage, despite the fact that he wins millions. The circumstances surrounding his victories, however, are often surprising and usually unusual, perhaps unrealistic. He also wins by a very small margin, by only 1 point in most cases.I'm Home
7.3
Overview:
Ieji Hisashi, a salaryman who works for a securities company, has a fuzzy memory of the recent five years because of an accident at his job posting. His wife of five years, Megumi and their 4-year-old son seem to wear masks. He can neither tell their facial expressions nor their emotions. He also struggles about his love for them. On the other hand, Ieji feels an attachment to his ex-wife, whom he divorced five years ago, and their daughter. What sort of days did he have in those five years which are a blank to him? Ieji sets out on a journey to find his past self with a mysterious bunch of 10 keys that he has. He becomes aware that he was a cold, career-minded man before the accident, and the persona that is gradually revealed is beyond the imagination of his present kindhearted self.Concerto
NYR
Overview:
Love and ambition collide when two brilliant architects compete for the same woman and the glory of success in their highly competitive field. Kakeru, a young dreamer just entering the professional world, starts out with the goal of building a magnificent church. The story unfolds when a world-famous architect, whom Kakeru idolizes but has never seen, collapses in front of him on the beach. The skillful portrayal of the intertwined loves and professional trials of these characters makes for a suspenseful and inspiring drama.Grand Maison Tokyo
8.4
Overview:
Natsuki Obana is a charismatic Japanese chef running a 2-star restaurant in Paris. Despite an extreme pride and confidence, he can’t seem to earn the 3 stars he covets. Feeling the pressure of a career slipping away, Obana’s troubles are compounded when his restaurant is caught in a scandal that forces its closure and the departure of his staff. Amid his despair, a glimmer of hope arrives when he encounters a female chef with whom he is encouraged to start anew. Assembling a staff of talented chefs, he launches his restaurant but is constantly clashing with personnel. Can a middle-aged man once knocked down recover the verve of youth necessary to achieve a lifelong dream?The Ordinary People
10
Overview:
Upon entering college, Narumi forms the Asunaro Group along with four other boys and girls. In time, she starts to date Tamotsu, whom she felt attracted to when she first saw him at the entrance exam. Although the two are happy together at first, their very different backgrounds cause them gradually to fall out and ultimately break up. Immediately following the break up, a member of the group dies a terrible death, and this brings the group to an end. The members go their separate ways, but Narumi and Tamotsu do not forget each other. Four years later, when the group reunites on the anniversary of the death of their friend, Tamotsu proposes to Narumi. The story follows the Asunaro Group members’ growth into adulthood as they struggle with the boundary between friendship and love, deal with bitter experiences, and find love for the first time.MR.BRAIN
7.156
Overview:
Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.Pride
8.2
Overview:
Haru Satonaka is the captain of an ice-hockey team, a star athlete who stakes everything on hockey but can only consider love as a game. Aki Murase is a woman who has been waiting for her lover who went abroad two years ago. These two persons start a relationship while frankly admitting to each other that it is only a love game. …The result is the unfolding of a drama of people with their respective pasts and with their pride as individuals.The Family
7.8
Overview:
The Family, the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians, and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord between Daisuke Manpyō, the owner and president of Hanshin Bank, and his eldest son, Teppei.A Life
7
Overview:
When Okita Kazuaki was starting out as a doctor, he was forced to resign from the hospital. He left his girlfriend Danjo Mifuyu behind and went to the US alone. 10 years go by and he comes back as a surgeon with outstanding skills to save his former teacher from illness. His teacher is none other than his ex-girlfriend’s father. In the time that Okita was away, Mifuyu had married his own good friend Masao, who is now the deputy director and the heir of the hospital. To make matters worse, this friend was the one who plotted to drive him out form the hospital 10 years ago. Okita has to face all sorts of ordeals to save his teacher. But he never gives up amid the swirl of love, desire, friendship, jealousy and pride. Okita may be awkward but deals with patients with all his heart. His way of life gets the people working at the hospital to start asking themselves what real healthcare is.Moon Lovers
8.333
Overview:
Rensuke Hazuki, the president of Regolith, a rapidly growing interior manufacturer in Japan, is planning to expand into China. Rensuke boarded the bustling city of Shanghai . What awaits Rensuke there is an encounter with Maemi Ninomiya, an interior designer who has worked with him, Yuzuki Onuki, a popular model who is the daughter of a wealthy family, and Ryu, a Chinese woman who has a girlfriend Shuumei. The meeting with these three women brings a turning point in Rensuke's life.Love Generation
8.9
Overview:
Love Generation revolves around the relationship of the two leading protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin their relationship as squabbling colleagues before falling in love.The Boy and the Heron
7.429
Overview:
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."Acting
TBA型男主廚三星夢特別篇 as Unknown
2025TOKYO Taxi as Koji Usami
2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special as Unknown
2024New Year's Eve All-Star Sports Festival (1 Episode) as Unknown
2024Grande Maison Paris as Natsuki Obana
2024La Grande Maison Tokyo SPECIAL as Obana Natsuki
2024Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron as Self
2024Believe: A Bridge to You (9 Episodes) as Riku Kariyama
2023The Boy and the Heron as Shoichi Maki (voice)
2023Dead Mount Death Play (1 Episode) as Employee (voice)
2023Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (11 Episodes) as Kimichika Kazama
2023The Swarm (8 Episodes) as Aito Mifune
2023THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY as Oda Nobunaga
2022Next Destination: Live Tour 2022 as Unknown
2022Ten Count to the Future (9 Episodes) as Shogo Kirisawa
2021Masquerade Night as Kosuke Nitta
2021One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart as Self (archive footage)
2020Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur as Jill (voice)
2020Go with the Flow: Live Tour as Unknown
2020Let me tell your fortune (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Kyojo (4 Episodes) as Kimichika Kazama（風間 公親）
2019Grand Maison Tokyo (11 Episodes) as Natsuki Obana（尾花 夏樹）
2019Masquerade Hotel as Kosuke Nitta
2018Killing for the Prosecution as Takeshi Mogami
2018Kimura Sa~~n! (243 Episodes) as Unknown
2018BG: Personal Bodyguard (16 Episodes) as Akira Shimazaki
2017Blade of the Immortal as Manji
2017A Life (10 Episodes) as Okita Kazuaki
2016Thirteen Talks (1 Episode) as Unknown
2015Hero as Kohei Kuryu
2015I'm Home (10 Episodes) as Ieji Hisashi
2014Miyamoto Musashi (2 Episodes) as Miyamoto Musashi
2013Ando Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～ (10 Episodes) as Andō Lloyd（安堂 ロイド）/ Reiji Matsushima（沫嶋 黎士）
2012Gift of SMAP as Unknown
2012Priceless (10 Episodes) as Fumio Kindaichi
2011Antarctica (10 Episodes) as Takeshi Kuramochi
2010Space Battleship Yamato as Susumu Kodai
2010SMAPに内緒でドラマ作っちゃいましたSP ~毒トマト殺人事件 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2010Moon Lovers (8 Episodes) as Rensuke Hazuki
2009Redline as JP (voice)
2009MR.BRAIN (8 Episodes) as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
2009I Come with the Rain as Shitao
2008CHANGE (10 Episodes) as Keita Asakura
2007Hero as Kohei Kuryu
2007Baby SMAP (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007The Family (10 Episodes) as Teppei Manpyo
2006Love and Honor as Shinnojo Mimura
2006HERO SP as 久利生公平
2005Engine (11 Episodes) as Jiro Kanzaki
20042046 as Tak
2004Howl's Moving Castle as Howl (voice)
2004Pride (11 Episodes) as Haru Satonaka
2003Smap! Tour! 2002! as Unknown
2003Good Luck!! (10 Episodes) as Hajime Shinkai
2003SanTaku (23 Episodes) as MC
2002One Million Stars Falling from the Sky (11 Episodes) as Ryo Katase （片瀬 涼）
2001Chûshingura 1/47 as Yasube Horibe
2001Hero (22 Episodes) as Kohei Kuryu（久利生 公平）
2001Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special as Naoki Yunomoto
2000Food Fight (11 Episodes) as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
2000Legendary Teacher (1 Episode) as Yoji Mizutani（水谷 庸司）
2000Beautiful Life (11 Episodes) as Shuji Okishima
1999Open tonight! (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1999Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Takuya Kimura
1998A Sleeping Forest (12 Episodes) as Naoki Ito
1998Oda Nobunaga as Oda Nobunaga
1997Love Generation (11 Episodes) as Teppei Katagiri
1997Gift (11 Episodes) as Yukio Hayasaka（早坂 由紀夫）
1997Because I Am Me as Unknown
1996Concerto (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1996Long Vacation (11 Episodes) as Hidetoshi Sena
1996SMAP×SMAP (420 Episodes) as Host
1995Life is Good (11 Episodes) as Kazuma Ogami（大上 一馬）
1995Fly Boys, Fly! as Junichiro Ueda
1994SEXY SIX SHOW as Unknown
1994Stay Gold (10 Episodes) as Takeshi Ueda（上田 武志）
1994Furuhata Ninzaburo (1 Episode) as Isao Hayashi
1994Shoot! as Yoshiharu Kubo
1993The Ordinary People (11 Episodes) as Osamu Toride
1992Who stole my heart (5 Episodes) as Unknown
19921992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE "Come on New Year !!" Concert as Unknown
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (15 Episodes) as Unknown