Kenya Sawada

Kenya Sawada

Born: January 28, 1965
in Kanagawa, Japan
Kenya Sawada (澤田 拳也, Sawada Ken'ya, born January 28, 1965) is a Japanese film actor who has appeared in numerous movies, primarily in Hong Kong productions. He has occasionally been credited simply by his first name.

Sawada was born in Kanagawa. His first appearance was in a Japanese film Hey Oilers: The Legend of Skyline. Sawada's only other Japanese productions include Buyûden and Hasami as well as the 1998 Hong Kong-Japanese production B gai waak. Instead, Sawada has appeared more prominently in numerous Hong Kong productions, beginning with a minor role in the 1995 Jackie Chan film Thunderbolt. He also appeared in the 2009 Jackie Chan film Shinjuku Incident.

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Invisible Tattoo
Title: Invisible Tattoo
Released: January 14, 2022
Type: Movie
1935. A large industrial city in southwestern China where most of the inhabitants work in the salt industry. Power in the city is divided between two gangs. When a war breaks out between factions, the tattoo artist is forced to take on a dirty business
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Warriors of the Nation
Title: Warriors of the Nation
Released: December 18, 2018
Type: Movie
At the end of the Chino-Japanese War, a top military officer, Zhang Zhidong, is kidnapped in the middle of the night by a militant organisation called the White Lotus Society. When he overhears a sinister plot to overthrow the central government by China s own military officials, Wong Fei Hung knows he must rescue Zhang to protect China and prevent another war from happening.
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Hidden Man
Title: Hidden Man
Character: Nemoto Ichiro
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: Movie
A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.
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The Great Magician
Title: The Great Magician
Character: Tarou Mitearai
Released: December 22, 2011
Type: Movie
In the years after the Revolution, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. One warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill him and bring back the republic. But when a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic to recover the girl he loved, who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?
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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Title: The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Character: Kitano Yukio
Released: June 24, 2010
Type: Movie
The remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor; beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun.
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Shinjuku Incident
Title: Shinjuku Incident
Character: Nakajima
Released: March 22, 2009
Type: Movie
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
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Color of Pain
Title: Color of Pain
Released: January 10, 2002
Type: Movie
A professional hitman receives brain trauma that leaves him with a week to live. With absolutely nothing to lose, he goes on an insane crime spree that will garner the attention of both the police and all the city's criminals.
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Devils on the Doorstep
Title: Devils on the Doorstep
Character: Inokichi Sakatsuka
Released: October 26, 2001
Type: Movie
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
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Extreme Crisis
Title: Extreme Crisis
Character: Detective Takami
Released: August 29, 1998
Type: Movie
Hot-headed Hong Kong cop Ken Cheung (Julian Cheung) teams with die-hard Japanese Interpol agent Takami (Kenya Sawada) to stop a ruthless gang of Japanese terrorists. The crime fighters must race to find a hidden time bomb filled with noxious gas that threatens the city -- but first they'll have to survive attacks from vicious terrorist thugs. This action-packed adventure is a directorial debut for renowned action choreographer Bruce Law.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Title: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Released: April 20, 1996
Type: Movie
A young rebel falls for the sister of a local kickboxing champion. In order to stay out of jail, he is advised by his parole officer to begin training in the art of kickboxing. His romance with the girl blossoms but comes to a crashing halt when he is forced to face her brother in the ring. When the brother is accidentally killed, the romance ends and the young kickboxer participates in illegal street fights. When the kickboxer has a shot at the Golden Belt against the Japanese champ, he soon learns that this may be the final fight of his life. Written by Ninja01
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Thunderbolt
Title: Thunderbolt
Character: Saw
Released: September 8, 1995
Type: Movie
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Jackie Chan has to beat a super-criminal street racer.
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Street Fighter
Title: Street Fighter
Character: Captain Sawada
Released: December 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
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マニラ・エマニエル夫人 危険な楽園
Title: マニラ・エマニエル夫人 危険な楽園
Released: October 28, 1993
Type: Movie
The love suspense "Mrs. Manila Emmanuelle", which created a sensation with its thrilling story and dazzling sensuality set in the exotic nature of Manila, is the second installment. Reiko, a woman who makes fun of men with her magical charm and shines more beautifully.
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A Bullet Named Love
Title: A Bullet Named Love
Released: January 3, 1993
Type: Movie
tear past midnight shadows accelerator roaring through this highway city in the seat next to mine, you look away hiding your blush in fear I will protect you, wield me like a knife I'll hold you close in my arms my sweet babe leave your worries behind past and future is ours to rewrite together let's go to a paradise made for the two of us 100 million, 200 million, 10 billion count every last kiss that I give to you baby! I'll hold you tight in my arms and never let you go just fall in love with my machine gun kiss!
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The Setting Sun
Title: The Setting Sun
Released: September 15, 1992
Type: Movie
A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.
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The Legend of Zipang
Title: The Legend of Zipang
Character: Tobatsu
Released: January 27, 1990
Type: Movie
Jigoku-gokuraku-maru is a samurai on the run. One bounty hunter hoping to collect the sizeable reward is Teppo Oyuri, a comely lass who is an ace shot with her pearl-laden pistol. Before she can set her sights on Jigoku-gokuraku-maru, he is attacked by a hoard of sword-wielding thugs also hoping to collect the reward. He dispatches them with bloody aplomb. Later, Jigoku-gokuraku- maru and Teppo Oyuri -- who has fallen for the master swordsman in spite of herself -- ventures to Zipingu -- the Land of Gold -- in search of a magical gold sword.