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Kimura Takuya’s Actress Wife Kudo Shizuka and Model Daughter Koki Pay Tribute to the Fashion Trend Setting Light Brown Windbreaker He Wore for J-dorama Hero on 20th Anniversary

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Has it really been 20 years? J-actor Kimura Takuya has had many dorama hits in his career and one of the most popular was legal dorama Hero, which spawned a sequel, an SP, two movies, and even a reboot. The original aired in 2001 so this year is the 20th anniversary, and his wife Kudo Shizuka and youngest daughter Koki … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya Celebrate Wife Kudo Shizuka’s 50th Birthday and Daughter Bake Treats for Mom

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A 20-year marriage is a meaningful milestone and especially when it comes with top star couples under the brightest of limelight. Top J-star Kimura Takuya and his two daughters celebrated the 50th birthday of Kudo Shizuka this past week, she’s a few years older than KimuTaku and back then it was yet another ding against her when news broke that … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya and Nagasawa Masami’s J-movie Masquerade Hotel Tops the Box Office as Fun Detective Flick

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It’s hard being the most famous commercial star in Japan since every project starring Kimura Takuya is scrutinized for whether it conforms with his past string of successes or a sign that his star is waning with a less than stellar reception. KimuTaku’s dramas nearly double his movie projects his his most recently released detective movie Masquerade Hotel has turned … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya and Lin Chi Ling MC the Asia Fashion Awards 2018 in Taipei

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For an event called the Asia Fashion Awards I didn’t see much interesting fashion. I think the attendees and performers that I saw looked fine but it wasn’t nearly as couture or inventive as some of the other events recently such as the Golden Horse Awards. The highlight was the attendance of Japanese top singer-actor Kimura Takuya, and reuniting with … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya’s Model Daughter Koki Racks Up 700,000 Instagram Followers One Week After Debut

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The apple didn’t even fall from the tree, or if it did then it looped the heck up around and landed back on top because that’s where newly debuted Japanese teen model Koki is at in one short week. Since Elle Japan published the pictures of top Japanese actor-singer Kimura Takuya’s second daughter Koki’s high fashion pictorial (real name Kimura … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya’s 15 Year Old Youngest Daughter Koki Debuts as Model in Elle Japan

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It’s moments like this I really feel old, and I don’t mean geriatric but more like the acceptance of yet another generation has arrived to make its mark on the world. Japanese superstar Kimura Takuya‘s youngest second daughter has debuted under the stage name Koki, landing the cover and pages of Elle Japan in what is clearly her famous lineage … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya Reunites Onscreen with Most Famous J-dorama OTP Yamaguchi Tomoko From Long Vacation

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I had to do my math a few times to confirm that it’s been 22 years (22!!!) since the career making J-dorama Long Vacation that launched into J-dorama leading man super stardom Kimura Takuya. It’s not his highest rated J-dorama but it was definitely the one that put him on the map and made him a heartthrob throughout Asia for … Continue reading →

Asian Stars Attend 2017 Cannes Film Festival with C-actress Fang Bin Bing Serving in Jury

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The Asian stars were not out in force at this year’s 2017 Cannes Film Festival, though Bong Joon Ho‘s new Netflix movie Okja got plenty of press in the current debate over what films are eligible based on being released in theaters versus streaming. Two of China’s top actresses picked very similar soft blue color dresses, with Fan Bing Bing … Continue reading →

J-superstar Kimura Takuya Makes First Ever Visit to Taiwan for Tourism Film Directed by John Woo

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I love Kimura Takuya going on twenty plus years strong but this weekend I learned the definitive date of his entertainment existence that has led the J-wave for two decades strong. The Crown Prince of J-ent just made his first visit to Taiwan in his entire twenty-eight year long acting and singing career, a visit that the TW-media and his … Continue reading →

Snapshot of the Most Popular Japanese Actors of 2014 From Popular Year End Polls

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The end of the year starts counting down now and with it comes the unending stream of polls, surveys, and lists. Which makes it a good time to check back in with Japan entertainment to see how the tastes have changed, if any, after a bustling 2014 worth of doramas and movies. Below are two just released polls showing how … Continue reading →

Kimura Takuya Regains the J-dorama Ratings Crown with the Entertaining Sequel to Hero

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Japan’s undisputed television ratings king hasn’t had the same success the last five years as he did the first fifteen of his acting career. I still don’t get the Japanese media’s fixation on Kimura Takuya‘s new doramas tanking in ratings because he’s never really had a genuine flop. At most a middling rated dorama is spun into some sort of … Continue reading →

KimuTaku Reunites with Shibasaki Kou for Time-traveling Robot J-dorama Ando Lloyd ~ A.I. Knows Love?

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It’s Fall which means time for the annual J-dorama homage to the Crown Prince that is Kimura Takuya. I’ve been meh with all his recent year doramas from Priceless to Nankyoku Tairiku to Tsuki no Koibito, but there is no telling when KimuTaku may pull a rabbit out of the hat so it’s always with a hopeful heart I await … Continue reading →

Yae no Sakura with Ayase Haruka is off to a Solid Start and KimuTaku Rumored to Headline 2015 Taiga

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It’s the beginning of the year which means its time to take a Taiga temperature check. Last year’s Taiga Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛) with Matsuyama Kenichi was a huge bust ratings-wise since it was rather boring and blergh, but this year’s Taiga Yae no Sakura (八重の桜) with Ayase Haruka is off to a rollicking start premiering with a solid 21.7% … Continue reading →