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Takeshi Kaneshiro

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Takeshi Kaneshiro

Born Oct 11, 1973 · 52 years53 titles 48 movies · 5 TV
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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.

Also known as

금성무 · Gum Sing Mo · Kaneshiro Takeshi · Aniki Jin · Kam Shing Miu · Takashi Kaneshiro · Gam Sing-mo · Jin Cheng-wu · Kim Thành Vũ

Born

Oct 11, 1973

Taipei, Taiwan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

53

Acting credits

0

Directing

0

Writing

4

Other crew

Most critically rated

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Most commercially successful

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Career timeline

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1993 1 title(s)

1994 4 title(s)

1995 9 title(s)

1996 3 title(s)

1997 6 title(s)

1998 4 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2000 3 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2008 3 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)