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Takeshi Kaneshiro

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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Born:
Oct 11, 1973 In Taipei, Taiwan
Movie/TV Credits:
57
First Appeared:
In the movie Executioners: The Heroic Trio 2 1993-09-30
Latest Project:
Movie Sons of the Neon Night 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Star Cop 2025
Movie Sons of the Neon Night Unknown 2025
Movie One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart Self (archive footage) 2021-04-02
Movie This Is Not What I Expected Lu Jin 2017-04-28
Movie See You Tomorrow Guan Chun 2016-12-23
Movie The Crossing II Yan Zenkun 2015-07-30
Movie The Crossing Yan Shikun 2014-12-02
Movie Dragon Xu Bai-jiu 2011-07-04
Movie The Long Road 2009-01-05
Movie Red Cliff II Zhuge Liang 2009-01-07
Movie Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death Chiba 2008-04-22
Movie K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces Heikichi Endo 2008-12-20
Movie Red Cliff Zhuge Liang 2008-07-10
Series Bokura no Jidai Unknown 2007-04-01
Movie The Warlords Jiang Wu-Yang 2007-12-12
Movie Confession of Pain Yau Kin-Bong 2006-12-21
Movie Perhaps Love Lin Jian-dong 2005-12-01
Movie House of Flying Daggers Jin 2004-05-19
Movie Wind and Cloud 2 voice 2004-01-01
Movie Beauty and Pureness 2004-06-28
Movie Making of House of Flying Daggers Captain Jin 2004-12-31
Movie Turn Left, Turn Right John Liu 2003-08-11
Movie Takeshi Kaneshiro's Antarctic Adventure Unknown 2002-01-18
Movie Returner Miyamoto 2002-08-31
Series Golden Bowl Shu Akutagawa 2002-04-20
Series 裸にしたい男 Unknown 2001-02-19
Movie Space Travelers Nishiyama 2000-04-08
Series Love 2000 Nogami / Yuri Maroev 2000-01-10
Movie Lavender Unknown 2000-12-22
Movie Tempting Heart Ho-jun 1999-09-23
Movie Anna Magdalena Chan Kar-Fu 1998-05-28
Movie Too Tired to Die Kenji 1998-01-20
Movie Sleepless Town Kenichi Ryuu 1998-06-27
Series God, Please Give Me More Time Keigo Ishikawa 1998-07-07
Movie The Odd One Dies Mo 1997-05-10
Movie Jail in Burning Island Yeung Chung 1997-04-25
Movie Downtown Torpedoes Jackal 1997-08-09
Movie Hero Ma Wing Jing 1997-06-17
Movie First Love: The Litter on the Breeze Lam Kar Tung 1997-12-13
Movie Feeling of Love Unknown 1996-09-21
Movie Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words Shing 1996-02-10
Movie Lost and Found Mr. Worm 1996-10-18
Movie Misty Takehiro 1996-12-24
Movie Trouble Maker A Miu 1995-04-01
Movie Shaolin Popey 3 Kok Tong Miu 1995-01-28
Movie Fuji Colours of Amours Kim 1995-06-01
Movie Don't Give a Damn Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek 1995-02-17
Movie School Days 老鹰 - 戴冠英 1995-04-27
Movie Forever Friends Private Li Ta-Wei 1995-08-11
Movie 聖夜の奇跡 あなたの好きな愛はどれ? Unknown 1995-12-23
Movie Young Policemen in Love Unknown 1995-11-01
Movie Fallen Angels Ho Chi-mo 1995-09-06
Movie No Sir Chin Tieh-Sheng 1994-06-25
Movie Chungking Express Ho Chi-mo / Cop 223 1994-07-14
Movie Mermaid Got Married Kenji / Mark Kim 1994-11-10
Movie The Wrath of Silence Patrick Ko 1994-09-08
Movie Executioners: The Heroic Trio 2 Chung Hon 1993-09-30