Ken'ichi Takitō

Honestly, Ken'ichi Takitō is one of those actors I never went looking for but somehow keep finding everywhere, and that's exactly why I love him. He's not the leading-man type, but the second he shows up in the corner of a frame I relax a little, like, oh good, the show's in steady hands now. The guy can be warm and decent in one role and genuinely unsettling as a villain in the next, then turn up wearing a totally different face entirely in something else, and you barely clock it's the same person. No flashy idol push, just this Nagoya-bred craftsman who quietly grafted his way into being indispensable. I trust shows that have him in the supporting cast. Substance over sparkle is a vibe I'll always back.

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Ken'ichi Takitō is a Japanese actor born on November 2, 1976, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He attended Aichi Prefectural Tenpaku High School and later the Open University of Japan. Known for his versatile character work, he has built a steady career in both television drama and film as a reliable supporting and character actor.

Name (English)

Ken'ichi Takitō

Name (Japanese)

滝藤賢一

Reading

たきとう けんいち

Born

November 2, 1976 (age 49)

Origin

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

Actor / Film Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Blood type

O

Agency

Alpha Agency

Active years

1998 -

High school

Aichi Prefectural Tenpaku High School

University

The Open University of Japan

Spouse

Married

Works summary

Appearances

320 (1999–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

1999: 1, 2000: 2, 2001: 2, 2002: 5, 2003: 2, 2004: 3, 2005: 4, 2006: 5, 2007: 5, 2008: 8, 2009: 11, 2010: 13, 2011: 17, 2012: 19, 2013: 17, 2014: 28, 2015: 15, 2016: 18, 2017: 21, 2018: 18, 2019: 9, 2020: 12, 2021: 19, 2022: 7, 2023: 15, 2024: 8, 2025: 6, 2026: 6, year unknown: 24

Debut work

どん底

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BB%9D%E8%97%A4%E8%B3%A2%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11565289

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Actor
• Film Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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