On May 17, 2018, Kaho Minami's agency announced that Minami and Watanabe had divorced after he had admitted to having an extramarital affair. In June 2023, Watanabe remarried for the third time, with a woman who is 21 years his junior, after dating for 9 years.

Trivia. Even though some of the characters Watanabe portrayed have varying degrees of fluency in English, Watanabe himself is perfectly fluent in English, having studied acting in England for several years. He owns Ken Watanabe Film Productions.

Cruise and Watanabe became good friends while working on Samurai, cracking jokes and even singing together on the set. Yet it was the quiet moments between the two characters that showed Watanabe's true talent. His stunning portrayal of the serene leader aptly demonstrated Katsumoto's inner strength. What is this?

Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy.