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Portrait of Takeshi Kaneshiro

Acting

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Career

Active from 1993 to 2025, busiest in 1995 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chungking Express
Chungking Express
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

5

The characters Takeshi Kaneshiro played, best-known titles first.

Takeshi Kaneshiro as He Zhiwu, Cop 223
Takeshi Kaneshiro as He Zhiwu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Mr. Worm
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Angelo
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lin Chia-tung

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takeshi Kaneshiro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Hong Kong Cinema 6
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Visually Stunning 3
  • Taiwanese Cinema 3
  • Martial Arts 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 53
Sons of the Neon Night
Sons of the Neon Night (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Moreton Li

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
This Is Not What I Expected
This Is Not What I Expected (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lu Jin

See You Tomorrow
See You Tomorrow (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Guan Chun

The Crossing II
The Crossing II (2015)
GoodWatch score 51

as Yan Zenkun

The Crossing I
The Crossing I (2014)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yan Shikun

Dragon
Dragon (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as Xu Baijiu

2000s

16 titles · average score 68
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff II (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

as Zhu Ge Liang

Red Cliff
Red Cliff (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

as Zhu Ge Liang

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Heikichi Endo

The Warlords
The Warlords (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jiang Wu-Yang

Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yau Kin-Bong

Perhaps Love
Perhaps Love (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lin Jian-Dong

House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jin

Turn Left, Turn Right
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Liu

Returner
Returner (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as Miyamoto

Golden Bowl
Golden Bowl (2002)

TV show · as Shu Akutagawa

Lavender
Lavender (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Angel

Love 2000
Love 2000 (2000)

TV show · as Nogami / Yuri Maroev

1990s

27 titles · average score 64
Tempting Heart
Tempting Heart (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ho-jun

Precious Time
Precious Time (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Keigo Ishikawa

Anna Magdalena
Anna Magdalena (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chan Kar-Fu

Sleepless Town
Sleepless Town (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kenichi Ryuu

Hero
Hero (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ma Wing Jing

First Love: The Litter on the Breeze
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lam Kar Tung

The Odd One Dies
The Odd One Dies (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mo

Lost and Found
Lost and Found (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as That Worm

Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yvonne / Yan Yan

Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as He Zhiwu

Don't Give a Damn
Don't Give a Damn (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek

Chungking Express
Chungking Express (1994)
GoodWatch score 83

as He Zhiwu / Cop 223