Takeshi Kaneshiro

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-10-11 (52 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 li...

Acting

2002

Returner

as Miyamoto

1995

Fallen Angels

as Ho Chi-mo

1994

Chungking Express

as He Zhiwu / Cop 223

2008

Red Cliff

as Zhuge Liang

1997

Hero

as Ma Wing Jing

2003

2007

The Warlords

as Jiang Wu-Yang

2009

Red Cliff II

as Zhuge Liang

2005

Perhaps Love

as Lin Jian-Dong

1997

2000

Space Travelers

as Nishiyama

2006

Confession of Pain

as Yau Kin-Bong

1998

Sleepless Town

as Kenichi Ryuu

2011

Dragon

as Xu Baijiu

1995

1998

Anna Magdalena

as Chan Kar-Fu

1995

Don't Give a Damn

as Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek

1997

2021

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Lavender

as Angel

1999

1994

2014

The Crossing I

as Yan Shikun

1996

Lost and Found

as That Worm

1998

2015

The Crossing II

as Yan Zenkun

1994

Mermaid Got Married

as Kenji / Mark Kim

1997

Misty

as Takehiro

1995

School Days

as 老鹰 - 戴冠英

1994

No Sir

as Chin Tieh-Sheng

1995

Forever Friends

as Private Li Ta-Wei

2016

See You Tomorrow

as Guan Chun

1996

2025

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The Star

as Cop

Production

1995

2005

Perhaps Love

as Songs

1996

1995

School Days

as Songs

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