94 years ago today, February 16, 1931 (December 29, 1930 in the lunar calendar), Japanese actor Ken Takakura was born. Takakura Ken was born in Nakamachi, Fukuoka Prefecture on February 16, 1931, and graduated from Meiji University in March 1954. In early November 1956, he appeared on the screen and filmed "Electric Karate." In March 1963, he starred in Violence Street, which was the starting point for his chivalrous film. In August 1964, he starred in the series "The Legend of the Japanese Knights". In January 1965, he recorded "Internet Walking Away" at the Imperial Gramophone Company and won the Gold Record Award. In April 1965, he starred in the series "Online Travel". In October 1965, he starred in the series "The Legend of the Showa Remnant Heroes". In 1969, he was hired by the American film industry and went to Hollywood to film "The Fire of War" and starred in it. In 1970, he won the Male Actor Award in the Kyoto Citizen Film Industry and established Takakura Ken Art Company. "The Hunt" was filmed in 1976. In 1978, after a lapse of seven years, he participated in a clothing company's advertising performance again. Won the 51st "Film Xunbao" Actor Award, the 32nd Daily Competition Male Actor Acting Award, the 20th Blue Ribbon Male Lead Award, and the 1st Japan Academic Association Male Lead Award for filming "The Yellow Handkerchief". In 1981, he won the Male Lead Award of the 4th Japan Academic Association for his filming of "Unrest" and "The Call of the Far Mountains". In 1999, he starred in the film "Railway Man" and won the Outstanding Actor Award at the 23rd Montreal World Film Festival, the Male Actor Award at the 44th Asia-Pacific Film Festival, and the Most Outstanding Actor Award at the 32nd Japan Academy Award. In 2005, he co-produced the film "Ride Alone for a Thousand Miles" with Zhang Yimou.