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Ken Kensei

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Ken Kensei
Ken Kensei (aka Noboru Kataoka) is a world renowned Kendo teacher as well as a competitive Kendo player. He began the study of Kendo from age of 15 in Kochi, Japan.

He moved to USA from Japan when he was 24 years old. And he started to teach Kendo in New York City. He has been a great practitioner and a competitive player in all parts of the world.

He also began to study Iaido, at the age of 15. His sword style has been preserved for over 4 centuries in Kochi Japan. He is now the 20th generation Menkyo-Kaiden (successor) of the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido.

In 1980 when some casting people saw his Kendo and Iaido, they asked him to be in a movie. Since that year he studied acting and joined the acting business.
Born1954
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    Known for

    Ken Watanabe in Lettres d'Iwo Jima (2006)
    Lettres d'Iwo Jima
    7.8
    • Maj. General Hayashi
    • 2006
    Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    6.6
    • Masahiro's Son
    • 1989
    Les tortues ninja III (1993)
    Les tortues ninja III
    4.8
    • Honor Guard #4
    • 1993
    Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert in My Sassy Girl (2008)
    My Sassy Girl
    6.2
    • Kendo Instructor
    • 2008

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    • Invasion (2021)
      Invasion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Administrator Takara
      • 2021
    • Ramy (2019)
      Ramy
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Brother Jerome
      • 2020
    • Thor: The Dark World - The Official Game (2013)
      Thor: The Dark World - The Official Game
      6.1
      Video Game
      • Hogun (voice)
      • 2013
    • The Next Vigilante (2013)
      The Next Vigilante
      4.3
      • Sensei
      • 2013
    • The Ride of Tom & Valkyrie (2011)
      The Ride of Tom & Valkyrie
      8.1
      • Musashi
      • 2011
    • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
      Late Show with David Letterman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Akio Toyoda (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Asian Businessman
      • 2009
    • The Flying Scissors (2009)
      The Flying Scissors
      8.4
      • Samurai #1
      • 2009
    • Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert in My Sassy Girl (2008)
      My Sassy Girl
      6.2
      • Kendo Instructor
      • 2008
    • Ken Watanabe in Lettres d'Iwo Jima (2006)
      Lettres d'Iwo Jima
      7.8
      • Maj. General Hayashi
      • 2006
    • Midnight Club II (2003)
      Midnight Club II
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Makoto (voice)
      • 2003
    • Poster
      Potins mondains & amnésies partielles
      4.5
      • Translator
      • 2001
    • I'll Remember April (1999)
      I'll Remember April
      6.3
      • Commander Tashima
      • 1999
    • Gary Daniels in Bloodmoon (1997)
      Bloodmoon
      5.8
      • Master Takaido Welling
      • 1997
    • La Proie (1995)
      La Proie
      5.9
      • Sujin
      • 1995

    Producer



    • The Next Vigilante (2013)
      The Next Vigilante
      4.3
      • executive producer
      • 2013

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    • Height
      • 1.68 m
    • Born
      • 1954
      • Kochi, Japan

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      • Male

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