Kenya Sawada
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Kenya Sawada | |
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| Born | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
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.
He played Captain Sawada in the Stephen de Souza-directed Street Fighter film, based on the fighting game series by the same name. Sawada appeared as part of a promotional deal with Capcom.[1]
Initially, Capcom intended Sawada to play Ryu in the film, however, his poor knowledge of English at the time made the casting difficult.[2][3]
Like most of the cast he also did the screen-capture for the video-game rendition based on the movie, Street Fighter: The Movie. Sawada has also been involved in the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie as a script coordinator and has a writing credit for the Street Fighter II V anime series.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Jipangu | Tobatsu | |
| 1991 | Hey Oilers: The Legend of Skyline | Hanayama | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Captain Sawada | |
| 1995 | Thunderbolt | "Saw" | |
| 1996 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Yamada Motokazu | |
| 1998 | B gai waak | Detective Takami | |
| 2000 | Devils on the Doorstep (Guizi lai lee) | Inokichi Sakatsuka | |
| 2001 | Ye long | Ryuya Tanaka | |
| 2003 | Buyûden | Azuma Goro | |
| 2009 | Shinjuku Incident (San suk si gin) | Nakajima Hiromasa | |
| 2010 | Yip Man chin chyun | Kitano Yukio | |
| 2011 | The Great Magician | Mitearai | |
| 2012 | Hasami | Ken'ya | |
| 2018 | Hidden Man | Nemoto Ichiro | |
| 2018 | Huang Fei Hong: Nu hai xiong feng | Hattori Ichiro |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tokugawa Buraichō | Ep. 8 | |
| 1993 | Itoshi no Deka | Attack group member | Ep. 19 |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Street Fighter | Captain Sawada | |
| 1995 | Street Fighter | Captain Sawada |
References[edit]
- ^ Stephen E. de Souza, Street Fighter (1994) commentary
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Byron Mann (Street Fighters Ryu)". Bristol Bad Film Club. 17 March 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Could Street Fighter VI Bring Back the Franchise's Most Obscure Character?". CBR. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
External links[edit]
- Kenya Sawada official site
- 【公認】澤田謙也・専属カメラマン on Twitter
- 澤田謙也チャンネル - official Youtube channel
- Kenya Sawada at IMDb
- 澤田謙也 - Hong Kong Movie Database
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