Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Birthday: 1973-10-11

Place of Birth: Taipei, Taiwan

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.

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Returner
Returner

A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion whi...

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Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels

An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposi...

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Chungking Express
Chungking Express

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other...

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Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

A serial adventure writer with problems in his personal life lives out the adventures of his literar...

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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of ...

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Red Cliff
Red Cliff

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emp...

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House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers....

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Hero
Hero

Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end...

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Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death

Chiba appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person ...

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The Odd One Dies
The Odd One Dies

A failure of a Triad who is desperate for money decides to accept an assassination mission. With his...

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Turn Left, Turn Right
Turn Left, Turn Right

An aspiring violinist and a professional translator live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for...

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The Warlords
The Warlords

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is sav...

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Red Cliff II
Red Cliff II

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao C...

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Perhaps Love
Perhaps Love

A love triangle develops between the male and female leads and the director during the making of a m...

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Downtown Torpedoes
Downtown Torpedoes

Jackal, Cash and Sam form the core of ATM (Available Tactical Mercenaries), an industrial espionage ...

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Fuji Colours of Amours
Fuji Colours of Amours

Summer - "Free Carnival" A story of a love affair between men and women. - Winter - "Warm affection"...

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Space Travelers
Space Travelers

Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when ...

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Takeshi Kaneshiro's Antarctic Adventure
Takeshi Kaneshiro's Antarctic Adventure

Taiwanese entertainment star Takeshi Kaneshiro accepted an invitation from a Japanese TV station to ...

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Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei fee...

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Sleepless Town
Sleepless Town

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except chi...

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Dragon
Dragon

A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined d...

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Trouble Maker
Trouble Maker

A meek, middle-aged schoolteacher is put in charge of a class of trouble makers. Unable to withstand...

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Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

In a post-nuclear world, three superpowered women fight an evil genius controlling the government an...

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Anna Magdalena
Anna Magdalena

Two young men fall for the woman staying upstairs when she practises J.S. Bach's "Notebook for Anna ...

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Don't Give a Damn
Don't Give a Damn

Sammo Hung plays a cop on the trail of drug dealers. Customs officer Yuen Biao is investigating the ...

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Jail in Burning Island
Jail in Burning Island

A young police officer "makes a mess" of a police operation, shoots a man in self-defense, and ends ...

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First Love: The Litter on the Breeze
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze

Faced with the task of creating a film about first love for his producer Wong Kar-wai, Kot ruminates...

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Tempting Heart
Tempting Heart

A female director decides to make a autobiographical film on her love life and we see it through the...

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Lavender
Lavender

A young woman is devastated after her fiance's death. She lives in isolation and her only daily trea...

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China Dragon
China Dragon

Two agile Hong Kong martial arts kids join up with a pair of bungling Chinese-immigrant beach bums o...

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The Wrath of Silence
The Wrath of Silence

A mortician seeks revenge against a serial killer who has murdered her sister. However, there is a ...

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The Crossing I
The Crossing I

At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from differen...

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The Miracle on a Christmas Night
The Miracle on a Christmas Night

A foreign student from Taiwan, Mr. Bell, attends language school in Japan and meets Miss Sato there....

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Lost and Found
Lost and Found

A woman diagnosed with leukemia meets a Chinese-Scottish sailor who she loses contact with. In order...

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Young Policemen in Love
Young Policemen in Love

A high school loser dreams of winning the heart of the principal's daughter, but his chances are sli...

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Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die

Kenji is a Japanese twenty-something who is followed by Death in various disguises. When he finally ...

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The Crossing II
The Crossing II

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, cente...

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Mermaid Got Married
Mermaid Got Married

A water-phobic teacher is saved by a mermaid and accidentally swallows her magical pearl, trapping h...

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Misty
Misty

Witnesses of a murder. Remake of Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon....

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No Sir
No Sir

Hilarious sequel to the movies 'Yes Sir' and 'Yes Sir 2,' about the Nationalist soldiers of the Taiw...

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School Days
School Days

Hui Chi-Ho (Jimmy Lin) is a secondary college student, coming from a rich family. It causes the diss...

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Forever Friends
Forever Friends

A couple of friends join the Taiwanese army to fight the Mainland Chinese. But life in the army isn'...

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See You Tomorrow
See You Tomorrow

Chen Mo, a bar owner, listens to his customers' heartbreaks and helps them navigate their lives duri...

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Feeling of Love
Feeling of Love

A business man (Tekeshi Kaneshiro) follows a woman (Athena Chu) who tells him not to follow him but ...

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This Is Not What I Expected
This Is Not What I Expected

Lu Jin is a handsome, wealthy hotel executive whose drive for perfection is matched only by his tast...

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Sons of the Neon Night
Sons of the Neon Night

A massive explosion and shootout in snowy Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, reveals a pharmaceutical heir's p...

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The Star
The Star

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Where Love Blooms in the Sky
Where Love Blooms in the Sky

The man feels nostalgic when he sees the coastal townscape he hasn't seen in a long time, and when h...

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