
Acting
Kenya Sawada
Born
1965-01-28 (61)
Place of birth
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
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. Description above from the …
Known for
8.3Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
The Shadow's Edge
2025
4.7Colonel William F. Guile leads an international Allied Nations strike force to free relief workers held hostage by the megalomaniacal dictator General M. Bison in the war-torn region of Shadaloo.
Street Fighter
1994
6.5In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.
Thunderbolt
1995
6.6A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Shinjuku Incident
2009
8.2During 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?
Devils on the Doorstep
2001
8.0A 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.
Color of Pain
2002
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
8.3Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
The Shadow's Edge
2025
1.01935. 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
Invisible Tattoo
2022
2010s · 5 titles
6.0In 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?
The Great Magician
2011
6.7A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.
Hidden Man
2018
4.0At 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.
Warriors of the Nation
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hasami
2012
6.9The 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.
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010
2000s · 5 titles
6.6A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Shinjuku Incident
2009
8.2During 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?
Devils on the Doorstep
2001
8.0A 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.
Color of Pain
2002
NRBruce Law Stunts is a Hong Kong documentary.
Bruce Law Stunts
2000
7.0A boy dies after sneaking into an abandoned house. After that high schoolers start dying suddenly and students receive fortune telling emails. One girl, Yuri, is able to read fortunes with 100% accuracy.
Chain
2003
1990s · 9 titles
4.7Colonel William F. Guile leads an international Allied Nations strike force to free relief workers held hostage by the megalomaniacal dictator General M. Bison in the war-torn region of Shadaloo.
Street Fighter
1994
6.5In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.
Thunderbolt
1995
8.0A 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
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996
4.8A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.
The Setting Sun
1992
5.8Hot-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.
Extreme Crisis
1998
5.8A samurai outlaw on the run with his motley clan falls for the bounty hunter who's trailing him to the untold riches of a mythical city of gold.
The Legend of Zipang
1990
NRThe legendary sleeping lion is back in the modern era! Skyline GTR (BNR32) VS GTR (KPGC10) With Keiichi Tsuchiya of the "Megalopolis Expressway Trial" series.
Hey Oilers the Legend of Skyline
1991
6.0The 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.
Manila Emmanuelle’s Dangerous Paradise
1993
NRtear 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!
A Bullet Named Love
1993
