Takuya Kimura

Person · Open Library

Born

1972-11-13

Works

2

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Chiba, Chiba, Japan

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 best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, Long Vacation, in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success,…

Known for

• Kyojo Reunion — Kimichika Kazama2026
• Kyojo Requiem — Kimichika Kazama2026
• Tokyo Taxi — Koji Usami2025
• Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special2025
• Grande Maison Paris — Natsuki Obana2024
• Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron — Self2024
• Grande Maison Tokyo Special — Obana Natsuki2024
• Believe: A Bridge to You — Riku Kariyama2024
• New Year's Eve All-Star Sports Festival2024
• The Boy and the Heron — Shoichi Maki (voice)2023

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

838

Total plays

20,757

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Takuya+Kimura">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Takuya Kimura

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

   · 2020 · cited 34,272x

2. A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitutions through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences

   · 1980 · cited 24,364x

3. Geant4—a simulation toolkit

   · 2003 · cited 20,850x

4. A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells

   · 1988 · cited 8,469x

5. Optuna

   · 2019 · cited 6,874x

via Crossref · CC0

Key dates

Born

13 November 1972

via Wikidata · CC0

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Chōfu

Spouse

Shizuka Kudō

Child

Kōki,

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

Japanese

Genre

pop music

Instrument

voice