1. Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan.
22 Facts About Takeshi Kaneshiro
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is well known in the gaming industry for being the model and voice for the samurai character Samanosuke Akechi in Capcom's Onimusha video game series.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro's mother is from Taiwan and his father is from Okinawa.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei, but holds Japanese citizenship.
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The son of a Japanese businessman and a Taiwanese homemaker, Takeshi Kaneshiro has two elder half-brothers: one who is seven years his senior, and another who is just one year older.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is multilingual, fluent in Mandarin, Hokkien, Japanese, and to lesser degrees in Cantonese and English.
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In 1992, Takeshi Kaneshiro made his singing debut, entering the business with the nickname "Aniki", meaning 'older brother' in Japanese.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro made his film debut in Executioners and this was followed by Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express, Fallen Angels and a string of other Hong Kong films, such as Lost and Found, and Anna Magdalena.
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Later, Takeshi Kaneshiro starred in the Japanese Drama God, Please Give Me More Time, allowing him to branch into Japanese films such as Returner, as well as "K-20: Legend of the Mask" and Accuracy of Death,.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro's work is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro has played the romantic lead in Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers, and starred alongside Jet Li and Andy Lau in The Warlords.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro expressed excitement when he received the news that he would have an opportunity to work with Director Zhang Yimou.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro has become well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in Capcom's Onimusha.
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In 2003, Takeshi Kaneshiro was featured in Time magazine and was dubbed the Johnny Depp of the East Asian film industry.
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In 2011, Takeshi Kaneshiro appeared in the historical martial arts thriller Dragon, directed by Peter Chan.
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In 2017, Takeshi Kaneshiro was the winner of the Best Leading Actor award at the second annual Golden Screen Awards.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro won for his starring role in the romantic comedy This Is Not What I Expected, which was directed by Derek Hui and produced by Peter Chan.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro will act as the spokesperson for the new Paradise 2M mobile multiplayer game launched in March 2021.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is a practicing Buddhist, having converted in 1997, and has said his mother is a devout Buddhist.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is known for trying to avoid the media spotlight.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is one of 10 recipients of the 2010 Green Planet Film Award for Ten Best International Actors of the Decade.