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Takeshi Kaneshiro

1973 - Today

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Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, Kaneshiro Takeshi; born October 11, 1973) 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 (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takeshi Kaneshiro is the 715th most popular singer (down from 583rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 14th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Taiwanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Takeshi Kaneshiro ranks 715 out of 4,381. Before him are Nino Ferrer, Percy Sledge, Cassie Ventura, Fyodor Stravinsky, Dave Matthews, and Lisa Della Casa. After him are Bobby Kimball, Chuck Billy, Lee Hazlewood, Kevin Federline, Pink, and Julie Driscoll Tippetts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Takeshi Kaneshiro ranks 74. Before him are James Foley, Verka Serduchka, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Howie Dorough, Juliette Lewis, and Savo Milošević. After him are Sami Hyypiä, Haile Gebrselassie, Li Bingbing, Ian Murdock, Pharrell Williams, and Stacey Abrams.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Takeshi Kaneshiro ranks 17 out of 116. Before him are Terry Gou (1950), Jerry Yang (1968), Teruo Nakamura (1919), Shu Qi (1976), Zheng Keshuang (1670), and Brigitte Lin (1954). After him are Steve Chen (1978), Cheng Yen (1937), Lisa Su (1969), Su Tseng-chang (1947), Sylvia Chang (1953), and Yang Chuan-kwang (1933).

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Among SINGERS In Taiwan

Among singers born in Taiwan, Takeshi Kaneshiro ranks 2. Before him are Teresa Teng (1953). After him are Sally Yeh (1961), Chou Tzu-yu (1999), A-Mei (1972), Wu Bai (1968), Ken Chu (1979), Elva Hsiao (1979), Hebe Tien (1983), Aska Yang (1978), and Angela Zhang (1982).

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