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Takuya Kimura

Actor and singer

Born 1972

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, radio host and performer whose career has moved between pop music, landmark television drama, film, animation and video games. After debuting with SMAP, he became one of the defining television leads of his generation through Asunaro Hakusho, Long Vacation, Beautiful Life, Hero and Good Luck!!, then expanded into films including 2046, Love and Honor, Blade of the Immortal, Masquerade Hotel and Grand Maison Paris. He voiced Howl in Howl's Moving Castle and Shoichi Maki in The Boy and the Heron, and performed the face and Japanese voice of detective Takayuki Yagami in Sega's Judgment games. Since SMAP's disbandment he has continued as a solo recording artist, actor and host of the long-running radio programme Flow; recent work includes Tokyo Taxi, the two-part Kyojo film finale, the Checkpoint album and a 2026 tour with his first solo overseas concerts.

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ConnectionSMAPLong-running group that established Kimura as a singer and entertainer.

ConnectionFestival de CannesHosted Blade of the Immortal in 2017.

ConnectionFuji TelevisionBroadcast partner for major dramas and Kyojo interviews.

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Author of Kai-Ho-Ku 2 and Percentage

These are Kimura's own published works, not books he has recommended.

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Percentage: Takuya Kimura Photo Book — Love and HonorTakuya Kimura / Magazine House

Magazine House credits Kimura as author of this two-volume photo book tied to Love and Honor; it is an authored work, not a recommendation.

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Checkpoint and the Takuya Kimura Live Tour 2026 Checkpoint

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Curry bread

Kimura gave this answer on his Flow radio programme in 2025; it is not a diet or endorsement claim.

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An at-home session with boot-camp exercises, stretching, balance-ball work, push-ups and abdominal exercises

Kimura's official channel published this archive in June 2024 and cautioned that the information reflected the original filming date; it is a documented session, not general fitness advice.

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Takuya Kimura research through 2026-09-25 did not establish a durable, attributable diet claim suitable for publication.

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Takuya Kimura research through 2026-09-25 did not establish a durable, attributable skincare claim suitable for publication.

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Chanel's Bleu fragrance

In a June 2026 television story reported by ORICON, Shingo Murakami said Kimura gave this answer when asked which fragrance he used. It is presented as a dated reported answer, not a current endorsement or signature-scent claim.

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Dogs

Kimura referred to his dogs as present-day companions on Flow in June 2026; names and breeds are not inferred.

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