Actor Ken Watanabe vows to continue supporting areas hit by 3/11 Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Actor Ken Watanabe (left) poses with actor Koichi Sato during a briefing on the movie "Fukushima 50" in Tokyo last July. | KYODO Jiji Feb 11, 2021 Actor Ken Watanabe has expressed determination to continue standing with people of areas devastated by the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan almost 10 years ago. Seven years ago, Watanabe opened a cafe that serves as a meeting place for people in Kesennuma, a Pacific coastal city in Miyagi Prefecture that was badly affected by the tsunami.