TAKUYA KIMURA

TAKUYA KIMURA
Profile

* Name: 木村拓哉 (きむら　たくや)
* Name (romaji): Kimura Takuya
* Nickname: Kimutaku
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1972-Nov-13
* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
* Height: 176cm
* Weight: 57kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Blood type: O
* Family: Wife/actress Kudo Shizuka, daughters Kokomi & Mitsuki
* Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment (http://www.johnnys-net.jp)

TV Shows

* CHANGE (Fuji TV, 2008)
* Karei naru Ichizoku as Manypo Teppei (TBS, 2007)
* Hero SP as Kuriyu Kouhei (Fuji TV, 2006)
* Saiyuuki as Emperor Genyoku (Fuji TV, 2006, ep1)
* Engine as Kanzaki Jiro (Fuji TV, 2005)
* Pride as Satonaka Halu (Fuji TV, 2004)
* Good Luck!! as Shinkai Hajime (TBS, 2003)
* Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi as Katase Ryo (Fuji TV, 2002)
* Chuushingura 1/47 as Hirobe Yasubei (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Hero as Kuriyu Kouhei (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari BLACK ROOM (Fuji TV, 2001)
* Food Fight as voice of the crow (NTV, 2000)
* Beautiful Life as Okishima Shuji (TBS, 2000)
* Konya wa Eigyouchu (Fuji TV, 1999)
* Nemureru Mori as Ito Naoki (Fuji TV, 1998)
* Oda Nobunaga as Oda Nobunaga (TBS, 1998)
* Love Generation as Katagiri Teppei (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Gift as Yukio/Takehiro (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Ii Hito (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni as Kurosawa Riki (Fuji TV, 1997)
* Kyosokyoku as Takakura Kakeru (TBS, 1996)
* Long Vacation as Hidetoshi Senna (Fuji TV, 1996)
* Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata as Hayashi Isao (Fuji TV, 1996, ep17)
* Jinsei wa Jojo da as Ogami Kazuma (TBS, 1995)
* Kimi wa Toki no Kanata e (TV Asahi, 1995)
* Wakamono no Subete as Ueda Takeshi (Fuji TV, 1994)
* Asunaro Hakusho as Toride Osamu (Fuji TV, 1993)
* Izu no Odorikko as Kawabata Yasunari (TV Tokyo, 1993)
* Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta (Fuji TV, 1992)
* Otouto (TBS, 1990)

Movies

* I Come with the Rain (http://imdb.com/title/tt1024744) as Shitao (2008)
* Hero (http://www.hero-movie.net) as Kuriyu Kouhei (2007)
* Bushi no Ichibun / Love and Honor (http://www.ichibun.jp) as Mimura Shinnojo (2006)
* Hauru no Ugoku Shiro / Howl's Moving Castle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347149) as Hauru (2005, voice)
* 2046 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212712) as Tak/Wang Jing Wen's boyfriend (2004)
* Kimi wo Wasurenai / Fly Boys, Fly! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256131) as Ueda Junichiro (1995)
* Shoot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184896) as Yoshiharu Kubo (1994)
* Hajimete no Natsu ~Airplane Brothers~ as as Kitayama Hiroshi (1993)
* Kokoro no Kagami ~Mirror of the Heart~ as Takeru (1990)


Endorsements

* Georgia Coffee (2006~ )
* Nikon Camera (2006~ )
* Mandom Gatsby (2006~ )
* Levi's (2000~2001)
* Fujitsu PC (2000~ )
* Kirin Fire White Coffee (1999~ )
* Morinaga Weider in Jelly (1999~2005)


Recognitions

* 57th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for CHANGE
* 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2008): Best Actor for CHANGE
* 2nd Seoul Drama Awards: Best Actor for Karei naru Ichizoku (2007)
* 52nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Karei naru Ichizoku (2007)
* 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (02-03): Best Actor for Good Luck!!
* 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002)
* 28th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Hero (2001)
* 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (00-01): Best Actor for Hero
* 24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Beautiful Life (2000)
* 3rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (99-00): Best Actor for Beautiful Life
* 19th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Nemureru Mori (1998)
* 1st Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (97-98): Best Actor for Love Generation
* 15th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Love Generation (1997)
* 9th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for Long Vacation (1996)
* 7th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit in Jinsei wa Jojo da (1995)
* 3rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Outfit in Wakamono no Subete (1994)
* Award: Best Jeanist (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)


Trivia

* JPOP group: SMAP (http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/smap/index.html) with Nakai Masahiro, Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi and Katori Shingo
* Self taught guitar player
* Became himself a qualified hairdresser after Beautiful Life


External Links

* Japanese Wikipedia
* English Wikipedia
* JDorama.com (http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.220.htm)

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Early life and pre-fame

Born in Tokyo, Kimura lived in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture until he was six years old. Then, he lived and attended elementary school and junior high school in Chiba. One of his relatives sent in the application to the Johnny & Associates talent agency, which specializes in young male teen idols, and he became a member of Johnny's Juniors, a group of trainees, in 1987. Then he became one of the 12 members in a unit called "Skate Boys". Skate Boys used to be backup dancers of Hikaru Genji, which at the time was a very popular group. In 1988, SMAP was created, and he joined. The group then consisted of six members: Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori; Katsuyuki Mori later left SMAP to pursue an autoracing career in mid 90s. After SMAP was formed, each member pursued an individual career by starring in B-list dramas. Their first single "Can't Stop!! ~Lovin." was released in 1991, but it received mixed reviews. When SMAP had their first concert, the hall was almost empty, too.

Rise to fame

1993 can be considered to be a breakthrough year for Kimura and SMAP. After years of starring in low-budget dramas, Kimura played a leading role in the teen drama Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書) as Osamu Toride, a college freshman in love with a friend Narumi Sonoda. The series, based on a then-popular manga of the same name, quickly became a hit. SMAP also released their hit single $10. In 1994, a phrase "Kimutaku Syndrome" started to be observed in some media. The term refers to a phenomenon in which some young boys copy his fashion. In 1995, he played a role in a movie Kimi o Wasurenai (君を忘れない). In 1996 he starred with Yamaguchi Tomoko in a TV series Long Vacation, which also became a hit. Kimura played a young shy pianist "Sena" who falls in love with an older woman, a former model. In the same year, SMAP began to host a weekly Japanese variety show SMAP×SMAP. During 1997, Kimura continued his streak of hit dramas with Gift and Love Generation. However Gift, was criticized for its violent plot which allegedly promoted teenage crime.[citation needed] In 2000, he played a leading role in a TV series Beautiful Life. He also announced his marriage with Shizuka Kudo, another idol. By the time of the announcement, Shizuka was pregnant. In 2001, Kimura starred in Hero, which set a record with its high TV ratings of about 36.8%. [1] He enjoyed more success in string of many hit series after Hero, such as Sorakara Furu Ichiokuno Hoshi, Good Luck!!, Pride, and "ENGINE." "Good Luck" topped 2003's TV view ratings at 37.6%.[2]
Kimura starred in 2046, marking a move into international cinema

In 2004 Kimura made an appearance as an extra in the movie 2046, nominated at Cannes. The cast of this Hong Kong film included Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Faye Wong. The film won many awards including Best Art Direction and Best Original Film Score at Golden Horse Film Festival in 2004 and scored Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Make-Up, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Film Score at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. In the original version shown in the Cannes film festival, his scene lasted about 7 minutes, although in the final edition, which was played in Japan, it was extended to approximately 20 minutes. In 2005 he voiced Howl in Hayao Miyazaki's animation Howl's Moving Castle. In July 2006, Fuji TV aired a 2 hour long HERO special. Along with the original cast, he revived his role as prosecutor Kuryu Kohei. Additional big name stars were also seen in this drama, including Socrates in Love star Haruka Ayase. Kimura's latest movie is Bushi no Ichibun, released in December 2006. Directed by Yoji Yamada he played a young blind samurai during the Edo period. He earned a Japan Academy Prize nomination for Best Actor. However, he declined it because his agency, Johnny & Associates, was reluctant to have him compete with the other nominees, who are experienced film actors. This has been said to be the first case of decline for such reason. The film is the final in the trilogy, which includes The Twilight Samurai(2002) and The Hidden Blade(2004). In 2007, Kimura starred in TBS' 55th Anniversary drama, Karei-naru Ichizoku, which stars other big-name actors and actresses. In September, the movie sequel to 2001's HERO was released, continuing the story from where the last episode on TV special in 2006 left off. It has proved a major success, sparking rumours that a sequel will be produced. Continuing his huge success, Kimura will appear in a 2008 film produced in France, I Come with the Rain with Korean actor, Lee Byung-Hun.

Personal life

In 1999 he ended the nine-year relationship with his longtime girlfriend Kaorin. A year later, he announced he was going to marry Shizuka Kudo, another pop idol. His first daughter, Kokomi, was born in 2001, and his second daughter, Mitsuki, was born in 2003.

Trivia
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A relatively long vertical scar on one of his nostrils is visible in some of his posters.

In the manga Gantz the character Kenzo Sakata looks like Takuya Kimura.

Masami Tsuda declared on the Vol 3 of 'Karekano' (His and Hers Circumstances) manga that a picture of Kimura Takuya before being famous was the inspiration for the look of Arima (one of the manga's main characters).