Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan. 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, Peter Chan, Zhang Yimou and John Woo, 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.
Kaneshiro was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His mother is from Taiwan and his father is from Okinawa. He was born and raised in Taipei, but holds Japanese citizenship.
The son of a Japanese businessman and a Taiwanese homemaker, Kaneshiro has two elder half-brothers: one who is seven years his senior, and another who is just one year older. After graduating from Taipei Japanese Junior High School, he enrolled at an English-medium international school, Taipei American School, where he learned English. During his time at secondary school, Kaneshiro began working in television commercials, and he decided to leave school to pursue a full-time career in music and acting. Kaneshiro is multilingual, fluent in Mandarin, Hokkien, Japanese, and to lesser degrees in Cantonese and English. Taiwanese Hokkien was the first language he spoke while growing up in Taiwan.
| Date of Birth | 11th October 1973 |
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| Age | 51 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Country | Japan |
| Current City | Tokyo |
| Birth Place | Taipei |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Relatives | Zeng Xin Hua |
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| Education |
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| Taipei American School, Taipei Japanese School |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | actor, singer, voice actor, film actor, television actor |
| Career Start | 1992 (32 years ago) |
