Watch Ken Watanabe Movies and TV Shows in Australia

If you're looking to stream shows or movies starring Ken Watanabe in Australia then here is the definitive list. We show you which streaming providers currently have each of Ken Watanabe's most popular movies and shows available in their catalogue. List updated in November 2024.

List of the Best Movies and Shows Starring Ken Watanabe In Order of Popularity

  1. Tokyo Vice
  2. Letters from Iwo Jima
  3. The Last Samurai
  4. Ikebukuro West Gate Park
  5. Godzilla
  6. Shanghai
  7. The Sea of Trees
  8. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
  9. Bel Canto

Stream the top 9 Movies and Shows starring Ken Watanabe

1. Tokyo Vice

Seasons: 2

Rated:

8/10

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

2. Letters from Iwo Jima

Rated: R

7.8/10

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

3. The Last Samurai

Rated: R

7.8/10

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

4. Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Seasons: 1

Rated:

7.7/10

Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto has become a member of a youth gang called the G-Boys. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes a key trouble-shooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.

5. Godzilla

Rated: PG-13

6.4/10

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

6. Shanghai

Rated: MA15+

6.4/10

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

7. The Sea of Trees

Rated: PG-13

6.1/10

Numbed by grief, Arthur Brennan heads across the world to Japan’s Aokigahara, a mysterious forest lapping the foothills of Mount Fuji — a place where people go to contemplate life and death. Having found the perfect place to die, Arthur encounters a Japanese man, Takumi Nakamura, who appears to have lost his way. Together, the two men embark on a journey of reflection and survival.

8. Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Rated: PG-13

6.0/10

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

9. Bel Canto

Rated: TV-MA

5.5/10

A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.