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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-10-11 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Biography:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwanese and Japanese actor of mixed heritage – his father is Ryukyuan and his mother is Taiwanese. He speaks Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien and English. Known for his versatile roles in Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Japanese cinema, he gained international recognition for his performances in films like "Chungking Express" (1994), "Fallen Angels" (1995), and "House of Flying Daggers" (2004). In addition to his acting career, Kaneshiro has also released several music albums and has been involved in numerous commercial endorsements. Despite maintaining a relatively private personal life, his talent and enduring popularity have made him a prominent figure in Asian entertainment.

Known For

Acting

2025

2021

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart as Self (archive footage)

2017

2016

See You Tomorrow as Guan Chun

2015

The Crossing II as Yan Zenkun

2014

The Crossing I as Yan Shikun

2011

Dragon as Xu Baijiu

2009

Red Cliff II as Zhuge Liang

2008

2007

2006

Confession of Pain as Yau Kin-Bong

2005

Perhaps Love as Lin Jian-Dong

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Space Travelers as Nishiyama
Love 2000 as Nogami / Yuri Maroev

1999

Tempting Heart as Ho-jun

1998

Sleepless Town as Kenichi Ryuu
Anna Magdalena as Chan Kar-Fu
Precious Time as Keigo Ishikawa

1997

Hero as Ma Wing Jing
Jail in Burning Island as Yeung Chung
Misty as Takehiro

1996

1995

1994

Chungking Express as He Zhiwu / Cop 223
The Wrath of Silence as Patrick Ko
Mermaid Got Married as Kenji / Mark Kim
No Sir as Chin Tieh-Sheng

1993

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The Star as Cop

Sound

1995

Trouble Maker as Songs