Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro
Takeshi Kaneshiro
金城武
	Kaneshiro in 2011
Born	October 11, 1973 (age 50); Taipei, Taiwan
Citizenship	Japan
Occupations	Actor; singer;
Chinese name
Chinese	金城武
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīnchéng Wǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Gam1 Sing4 Mou5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Kim Siâⁿ-bú
Japanese name
Kanji	金城武
Kana	かねしろたけし
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	Kaneshiro Takeshi
	Musical career
Also known as	Aniki
Genres	Mandopop; Cantopop;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar;

Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武, Kaneshiro Takeshi, born October 11, 1973) is a Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan.^[3] Beginning his career as a pop idol, he has since moved his focus from music to film. Kaneshiro has worked with renowned directors throughout East Asia, including Wong Kar-wai (Chungking Express and Fallen Angels), Peter Chan (Perhaps Love, The Warlords, and Wuxia), Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers) and John Woo (Red Cliff and The Crossing I and II), resulting in collaborations that have achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. Kaneshiro is also 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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^ Yan, Lim Ruey (September 29, 2022). "Hong Kong director Peter Chan discloses why Takeshi Kaneshiro is not acting nowadays". The Straits Times. SPH Media Limited, Co. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

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[3] Yan, Lim Ruey (September 29, 2022). "Hong Kong director Peter Chan discloses why Takeshi Kaneshiro is not acting nowadays". The Straits Times. SPH Media Limited, Co. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

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