Takuya Kimura

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 bestselling 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 Lonbake 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 bestviewed 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 Howls 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