Watanabe (渡辺 and other variants [note 1]) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the place.

Sergeant Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邊睦裕, 18 January 1918 – 1 April 2003), nicknamed "the Bird" by his prisoners, was a Japanese soldier who served in several prisoner-of-war camps during World War II.

Mar 29, 2018 · During World War 2, Japan's Mutsuhiro Watanabe was known as a sadistic prison guard who made POW's lives a living hell. Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini was one of the POWs, and his life was forever changed the day he met the man known as "the bird."

Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙, Watanabe Ken, born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese actor, best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Ken Watanabe. Actor: The Last Samurai. 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.

Representative Mari Watanabe Democrat - District 34. Capitol Phone: 503-986-1434 Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-483, Salem, Oregon 97301 Email: …

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