Takeshi Kaneshiro
Actor
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.
Filmography
House of Flying Daggers
as Jin 2004
Fallen Angels
as He Zhiwu 1995
Red Cliff
as Zhu Ge Liang 2008
Red Cliff II
as Zhu Ge Liang 2009
The Warlords
as Jiang Wu-Yang 2007
Dragon
as Xu Baijiu 2011
Returner
as Miyamoto 2002
Confession of Pain
as Yau Kin-Bong 2006
This Is Not What I Expected
as Lu Jin 2017
Perhaps Love
as Lin Jian-Dong 2005
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
as Yvonne / Yan Yan 1996
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
as Heikichi Endo 2008
The Crossing I
as Yan Shikun 2014
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
as Chung Hon 1993
Turn Left, Turn Right
as John Liu 2003
The Crossing II
as Yan Zenkun 2015