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金城 武 | |||||||||||||||
.jpg) Kaneshiro in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | October 11, 1973 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Japan[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 金城武 | ||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 金城 武 | ||||||||||||||
| Kana | かねしろ たけし | ||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Aniki | ||||||||||||||
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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 Dragon), 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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