Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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name | Takeshi Kaneshiro |
name in kanji | 金城 武 |
pinyinchinesename | Jīnchéng Wǔ |
jyutpingchinesename | Gam1sing4 Mou5 |
birth name | Kaneshiro Takeshi |
ancestry | Japanese, Taiwanese |
birth date | October 11, 1973 |
birth place | Taipei, Taiwan |
nationality | Japan |
languagesspoken | Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien and English |
othername | Aniki |
occupation | Actor, singer |
genre | Mandopop, Cantopop |
yearsactive | 1992–present |
website | Takeshi |
awards | }} |
Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: , romaji: ''Kaneshiro Takeshi'', Pinyin: ''Jīnchéng Wǔ'', pronounced ), born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwanese and Japanese actor of mixed heritage – his father is Japanese and his mother is Taiwanese. He speaks Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien and English.
Although ''Kaneshiro'' is not a Chinese surname, the first kanji of ''Kaneshiro'' coincides with the Chinese surname ''Jin'' and with the Korean surname "Kim" 김. Since personal names are commonly written in Chinese characters in both Chinese and Japanese naming conventions, with surnames before given names, this gives Kaneshiro the freedom whether to distinguish himself as a Japanese or not when working in Chinese-speaking countries by preserving or removing the space between his surname and given name.
He has two elder brothers, one is his senior by seven years, the other just by one. After graduating from Taipei Japanese Junior High School, he enrolled at English-based Taipei American School, which enabled him to converse in English. While he was studying there, he began doing TV commercials and decided to quit school to pursue a singing and acting career. He is multi-lingual, fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese, and to lesser degrees in English and Cantonese.
His first movie was ''Executioners'' (1993) and this was followed by the critically acclaimed Wong Kar-wai film ''Chungking Express'' (1994) and a string of other Hong Kong movies. Later, Kaneshiro starred in the highly successful Japanese TV mini-series ''God, Please Give Me More Time'' (1998), allowing him to branch into Japanese movies such as ''Returner'' (2002).
Kaneshiro's work, however, is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2008 and 2009 he starred in ''Red Cliff'' (Chinese: 赤壁; pinyin: Chìbì), a high budget film by Hong Kong director John Woo. He has also played the romantic lead in the Zhang Yimou film ''House of Flying Daggers'', and starred alongside Jet Li and Andy Lau in the film ''The Warlords''. Kaneshiro has also became well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in the Capcom hit Onimusha. In a June 2007 article on the movie site Ain't It Cool News, it was revealed that Kaneshiro will be in the Onimusha movie, reprising his role as Samanosuke and for a 2011 release.
In 2003, Kaneshiro was featured in Time Magazine and was coined as becoming the Asian film industry's Johnny Depp. Moreover, Kaneshiro was interviewed by CNN in the TalkAsia segment in 2006.
Outside of the entertainment business, Kaneshiro has acted as a spokesperson and model for Emporio Armani (2008) as well as, Prada (1998), Lifecard credit card company, VAIO personal computer, Honda, Lipice lips moisturizer, SonyEricsson, Pocari Sweat soft drink, Morinaga chocolate, Volvic, GEOS (eikaiwa) (language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan, NTT Yellow Pages, Shiseido, Lycos, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Kadokawa Shoten a well-known Japanese publisher based in Tokyo, Rice Burger, Roasted barley tea, One2Free (HK), and Kiwi cold drink, and the most recent Biotherm Homme since 2005.
Album # | Album information | Track listing | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
*Released: September 1992 | *Language: Mandarin | # Summer generation | # Heartbreaking Night | # The unlicensed youth | # Still Love You | # Classmate | # Comfortable life away | # Tokyo Blues | # 108 Call Me | # I do not | # Distant cherry rain | ||||||||||
*Released: June 1993 | *Language: Mandarin | # Just You And Me | # Because love you | # Looking back at you | # I etc | # Be My Girl ......Be My Girl.... | # Love was not sure | # Kikuko girl | # Lying eyes | # Friends | # Good night to You | ||||||||||
*Released: February 1994 | *Language: Mandarin, Japanese | # Tender Superman | # Let's Fall In Love | # "Love Me Once Again" | # It is not known | # You Sweetheart | # Valentine's Day gift of flowers | # Temptation 1000 | # The gray sky | # You | # Heart Pain Inside | ||||||||||
*Released: December 1994 | *Language: Mandarin | # Standard lover | # The trouble is you do not want to | # Let me say to you | # Blue smile | # Deciduous season | # Pure tears | # I really treasure | # Courageous say goodbye | # No love pm | # Tell Laura I Love Her (remake) | ||||||||||
*Released: December 1994 | *Language: Cantonese | # Scam | # Will love return | # Lonely and others | # Paranoia | # You want to ever | # Loving Heart | # Love Me Once Again | # I see the paradise | # Love | # Cover Girl | ||||||||||
*Released: June 1995 | *Language: Cantonese | # Who can | # The occasion | # Love me! | # Still love you like before | # Burning Passion | # Dera My Beloved | # Sunshine Lover | # I do not want tocry | # With your life | # Or are you lucky | ||||||||||
*Released: October 1995 | *Language: Mandarin | # I cried to stop carrying | # Love You Deeply | # Don't want to leave | # And I miss not meet | # Road Of The Heart | # Secretly Drunk | # In the summer of love burning | # Lonely people fear most crying | # That love | # Love Rhapsody | ||||||||||
*Released: October 1996 | *Language: Mandarin | # No Matter How Hard | # I love her with your shadow | # Green space | # Capricorn | # Happier | # A love so much | # Because of your | # My tears | # New Day Of The City | # Taipei | ||||||||||
*Released: June 1998 | *Language: Mandarin | # Ideal Lover | # No Matter How Hard | # Don't Gry Behind My Back | # Don't Wanna Be In Trouble | # Crazy Love Song | # Secretly Drunk | # Route To South | # Taipei | # Say Goodbye | # Love You Deeply | # Love Me | # Sunshine Lover | # Tender Superman | # Only You And Me | # Road Of The Heart | # Heartbreaking Night |
style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" | Year | Title | Track Featuring Takeshi | Notes | ||
2005 | Perhaps Love (如果愛) | No.4 Forgot Who I am (忘了我是誰) (duet with Zhou Xun 周迅), No.6 Beautiful Story (美麗故事)(duet with Ji Jin Hee 池珍熙), No.10 Crossroad (十字街頭)(duet with Zhou Xun 周迅), No.11 What If (假如)(Solo) |
Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Hong Kong actors Category:Japanese actors Category:Taiwanese film actors Category:Japanese people of Taiwanese descent Category:Taiwanese television actors Category:People from Taipei
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