Takeshi Kaneshiro

Biography

Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Taiwanese and Japanese actor who started out as a teen idol in Chinese entertainment and went on to become a leading film star. His early boyishness gave way to a cool, reticent manner that became his trademark, and he became known for weighing commercial roles against quirkier ones. Those parts included a policeman who eats canned pineapple in Chungking Express (1994), a devoted lover in the Japanese drama Kamisama mousukoshi dake (1998) and a student unlucky in love in Tempting Heart (1999). Other roles included Misty (1996), a version of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), an angel in Lavender (2001) and the head of a band of thieves in Space Travelers (2000). Fluent in several languages, he moved between the Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Japanese film industries.

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 32 years1993 to 2025

Genres

Action60%, 9 films
Drama60%, 9 films
Adventure33%, 5 films
Comedy33%, 5 films
Crime27%, 4 films

First and latest

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Takeshi Kaneshiro movies on Netflix

Sons of the Neon Night2025IMDb rating 5.7as Moreton Li
See You Tomorrow2016IMDb rating 5.0as Guan Chun
The Crossing 22015IMDb rating 6.1as Yan Zenkun
The Crossing I2014IMDb rating 6.1as Yan Shikun
Dragon2011IMDb rating 7.0as Detective Xu Bai-Jiu
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces2008IMDb rating 6.5as Heikichi Endo
Red Cliff2008IMDb rating 7.3as Zhuge Liang
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death2008IMDb rating 6.8as Chiba
The Warlords2007IMDb rating 7.0as Jiang Wuyang
House of Flying Daggers2004IMDb rating 7.5as Jin
Returner2002IMDb rating 6.4as Miyamoto
Dr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words1996IMDb rating 5.7as Shing
Don't Give a Damn1995IMDb rating 6.1as Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek
Fallen Angels1995IMDb rating 7.5as He Zhiwu
Executioners1993IMDb rating 5.8as Chong Hon / Coda

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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House of Flying Daggers2004 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Jin
IMDb rating 7.5120K votes
Red Cliff2008 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Zhuge Liang
IMDb rating 7.351K votes
Fallen Angels1995as He Zhiwu
IMDb rating 7.561K votes
The Warlords2007as Jiang Wuyang
IMDb rating 7.029K votes
Dragon2011as Detective Xu Bai-Jiu
IMDb rating 7.017K votes
Returner2002as Miyamoto
IMDb rating 6.412K votes
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces2008as Heikichi Endo
IMDb rating 6.52.2K votes
Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death2008as Chiba
IMDb rating 6.81.3K votes

Most often with

John Woo directed three of these films, Peter Ho-sun Chan two and Siu-Tung Ching two. Ziyi Zhang appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ziyi Zhang

Andy Lau

Jet Li

Tony Chiu Wai Leung

Collin Chou

Lau Ching-Wan

John WooDirector, 3 films Peter Ho-sun ChanDirector, 2 films Siu-Tung ChingDirector, 2 films

Films together

Ziyi Zhang3 films together, 2004 to 2015
Ziyi Zhang's page
- The Crossing 22015IMDb rating 6.1Kaneshiro as Yan ZenkunZhang as Yu Zhen
- The Crossing I2014IMDb rating 6.1Kaneshiro as Yan ShikunZhang as Yu Zhen
- House of Flying Daggers2004IMDb rating 7.5Kaneshiro as JinZhang as Xiao Mei
Andy Lau2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Andy Lau's page
- The Warlords2007IMDb rating 7.0Kaneshiro as Jiang WuyangLau as Zhao Erhu
- House of Flying Daggers2004IMDb rating 7.5Kaneshiro as JinLau as Leo
Jet Li2 films together, 1996 to 2007
Jet Li's page
- The Warlords2007IMDb rating 7.0Kaneshiro as Jiang WuyangLi as General Pang Qingyun
- Dr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words1996IMDb rating 5.7Kaneshiro as ShingLi as Chow Sai Kit
Tony Chiu Wai Leung2 films together, 2008 to 2016
Tony Chiu Wai Leung's page
- See You Tomorrow2016IMDb rating 5.0Kaneshiro as Guan ChunLeung as Chen Mo(Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
- Red Cliff2008IMDb rating 7.3Kaneshiro as Zhuge LiangLeung as Zhou Yu
Collin Chou2 films together, 1995 to 1996
Collin Chou's page
- Dr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words1996IMDb rating 5.7Kaneshiro as ShingChou as The Movie Star
- Don't Give a Damn1995IMDb rating 6.1Kaneshiro as Inspector Tang Chuen-ShekChou as Siu Loon
Lau Ching-Wan2 films together, 1993 to 2025
Lau Ching-Wan's page
- Sons of the Neon Night2025IMDb rating 5.7Kaneshiro as Moreton LiChing-Wan as Wong Chi-tat
- Executioners1993IMDb rating 5.8Kaneshiro as Chong Hon / CodaChing-Wan as Tak
John WooDirector, 3 films, 2008 to 2015
All films by John Woo
- The Crossing 22015IMDb rating 6.1Kaneshiro as Yan Zenkun
- The Crossing I2014IMDb rating 6.1Kaneshiro as Yan Shikun
- Red Cliff2008IMDb rating 7.3Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Peter Ho-sun ChanDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2011
All films by Peter Ho-sun Chan
- Dragon2011IMDb rating 7.0Kaneshiro as Detective Xu Bai-Jiu
- The Warlords2007IMDb rating 7.0Kaneshiro as Jiang Wuyang
Siu-Tung ChingDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 1996
All films by Siu-Tung Ching
- Dr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words1996IMDb rating 5.7Kaneshiro as Shing
- Executioners1993IMDb rating 5.8Kaneshiro as Chong Hon / Coda
Also two films together13 more actors
- Masami NagasawaThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Huang XiaomingThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Kanata HongôK-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) and Returner (2002)
- Charlie Yeung Choi-NeiDr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words (1996) and Fallen Angels (1995)
- Charlie YeungDr. Wai In The Scripture With No Words (1996) and Fallen Angels (1995)
- Bowie Lam Bo-YeeThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Tong DaweiThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Angeles WooThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Hye-kyo SongThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Dawei TongThe Crossing I (2014) and Red Cliff (2008)
- Hitomi KurokiThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
- Kisuke IidaK-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) and Returner (2002)
- Tony YangThe Crossing 2 (2015) and The Crossing I (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Takeshi Kaneshiro's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$424 million

8 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
3US gross only
4Figure not found

Top grosser

Red Cliff2008Zhuge Liang$250 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Red Cliff2008as Zhuge Liang
$250M58.9% of the total
2
House of Flying Daggers2004as Jin
$93M21.9% of the total
3
The Crossing I2014as Yan Shikun
$32M7.6% of the total
4
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces2008as Heikichi Endo
$21M5.1% of the total
5
Sons of the Neon Night2025as Moreton Li
$12M2.9% of the total
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The Crossing 22015as Yan Zenkun
$10M2.4% of the total
7
Executioners1993as Chong Hon / Coda
$5.2M1.2% of the total
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Returner2002as Miyamoto
$73K0.0% of the total