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Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace

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Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe's work as covered on Movie Habit

  • Godzilla (2014)

    Ken Watanabe, Actor

    Godzilla returns, yet again Review by Robert Denerstein: Monster movie provides the right kick

    Review by Matt Anderson: The new Godzilla isn't a disaster movie. It's a disaster of a movie.

  • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

    Ken Watanabe, Actor

    Watanabe sends Letters from Iwo Jima Review by Marty Mapes: A good movie made even better if you consider it as a companion to Flags of Our Fathers

  • Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    Ken Watanabe, Actor

    Zhang reads the Memoirs of a Geisha Review by Matt Anderson: A cold, detached, and meticulously crafted piece of cinema.

  • The Last Samurai (2003)

    Ken Watanabe, Actor

    Zwick captures The Last Samurai Review by Marty Mapes: Succeeds as a well-told tale of Japan and America on the cusp of a new era