2003-11-30 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Tom Cruise gets top billing in "The Last Samurai," of course, but it's Ken Watanabe, in the title role, who commands the opening scene of the $100 million ...

The Last Samurai Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe has married Japanese film actress Kaho Minami, the couple announced Wednesday. “We’ve both experienced rough seas, but we’ve now found tranquility ...

Watanabe earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Samurai leader Katsumoto who fights alongside Cruise’s prisoner of war to curb the Westernization of 19th century Japan. “The Last ...

premiered The Last Samurai in Los Angeles. The drama went on to be nominated for four Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards, including in the supporting actor category for Ken Watanabe. The Hollywood ...

TOKYO – Ken Watanabe has wed Kaho Minami, the actor said Wednesday. The 46-year-old Watanabe — who received an Oscar nomination for his role in "The Last Samurai" opposite Tom Cruise — tied ...

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By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief “My role as a father who has a long history with his daughter that never went well leaves me as a passive man, everything is reversed,” Watanabe told ...

The Last Samurai was recently added to Prime ... Alongside Tom Cruise, the film also stars Ken Watanabe, who plays the leader of a group of Samurai rebels, Katsumoto. Algren's detainment forces ...

(CNN)-- One of the stars of this summer's Hollywood hit, "Inception", Ken Watanabe has fought ... Tom Cruise in 2003 film "The Last Samurai". It also helped Watanabe expand his own horizons.