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Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro


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Takeshi Kaneshiro - what members say


  • Returner
  • Returner review by from Lincoln, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Great fun and action! 18 August 2005
    ...Japanese with English subtitles as I hate dubbed asian films. I love this film, Takeshi Kaneshiro (chinese guy with a Japanese name :-)) is so charismatic - I loved him in Chung...   Read customer review
  • Chungking Express
  • Chungking Express review by from Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Stunning visuals and an unforgettable performance from Faye Wong 2 September 2005
    ...ng cops who frequent a takeaway food bar in Hong Kong. The first story features Takeshi Kaneshiro as the cop, and Brigitte Lin as a mysterious blonde wigged woman he encounters ...   Read customer review
  • House Of Flying Daggers
  • House Of Flying Daggers review by A customer from Edinburgh
    Rated - 3.0 stars Could have been something special 21 October 2005
    ... gawdy plot and a total lack of refinement. The acting from Zhang ZiYi and Takeshi Kaneshiro(good looking japanese-chinese guy)was excellent. When they were together, you ...   Read customer review

Takeshi Kaneshiro - filmography


  • Dragon (2011)
    Starring: Donnie Yen,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Peter Chan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Peter Chan directs this Hong Kong martial arts drama that sees an incredibly scrupulous detective on the trail of a former criminal who has attempted to start a new life. Set in 1917, the film finds Liu Jinxi (Donnie Yen) and his wife Ayu (Wei Tang) living quietly in a small village. Their sense of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 6 members
    Due for release on 19th August 2013
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  • Warlords on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jet Li,  Andy Lau,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Peter Chan,  Wai Man Yip,  Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Lavish historical action film telling the story of a trio of warriors in the era of the Qing Dynasty - General Ma Xinyi (Jet Li), Cao Er-Hu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wen-Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) - who make a pact of brotherhood to one another vowing that anyone who harms one of the brothers will be ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 8,299 members
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  • Red Cliff - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Chang Chen,  Tony Leung Chiu Wai,  Zhang Fengyi
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Woo directs this historical action epic based on one of Asia's most popular novels, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Guanzhong Luo. In the final days of the Han dynasty, tyrannical warlord Cao Cao (Fengyi Zhang) invades the kingdom of Wu with his army of over a million soldiers. However, Wu'..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,004 members
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  • Red Cliff on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Chang Chen,  Tony Leung Chiu Wai,  Zhang Fengyi
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Woo directs this historical action epic based on one of Asia's most popular novels, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Guanzhong Luo. In the final days of the Han dynasty, tyrannical warlord Cao Cao (Fengyi Zhang) invades the kingdom of Wu with his army of over a million soldiers. However, Wu'..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 8,954 members
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  • Perhaps Love (2005)
    Starring: Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Xun Zhou
    Director: Peter Chan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Acclaimed director Peter Chan takes the helm for this lavish, award winning musical concerning the love triangle between a handsome actor, his beautiful co-star, and a talented film director. Lin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his ex-lover Sun (Zhou Xun) are shooting a movie for celebrated director Nie ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 3 members
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  • House Of Flying Daggers (2004)
    Starring: Andy Lau,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Yimou Zhang
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in the year is 859 AD, as China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline; unrest is raging throughout the land. The corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious of these rebel groups is the House of Flying Daggers, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 64,335 members
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  • Returner on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Ann Suzuki,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Takashi Yamazaki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the year 2084 humanity is decimated by a ruthless alien force, and Miri (Anne Suzuki) must return to the past to change history. Ending up in present-day 2002, she tricks a skilled martial arts expert and gunman, Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), into helping her save humanity. Together the pair ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,933 members
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  • Sleepless Town on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Mirai Yamamoto,  Kippei Shiina,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Chi-Ngai Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Japanese gangster action. Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Kenichi, a small-time criminal who finds himself caught up in a gangland dispute when his old friend Fu-Chan (Kippei Shiina) returns to town years after killing the partner of a powerful mob boss. When Fu-Chan's girlfriend Natsumi (Mirai Yamamoto) ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 128 members
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  • Doctor Wai (1996)
    Starring: Jet Li,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Siu-Tung Ching
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the early twentieth century, Doctor Wai (Asian superstar Jet Lee) and his assistant Pao (Takeshi Kaneshiro) embark on a search for the 'Scriptures with No Words'. Along the way they have to battle the beautiful but deadly Yu Fung (Rosamund Kwan) and the gangster Ngai, who has been transformed ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 402 members
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  • Fallen Angels on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Leon Lai,  Michelle Reis,  Leon Lai Ming
    Director: Wong Kar-Wai
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Killer is a disillusioned hit man, adored secretly by his beautiful female contact. Ho has a unique line in late-night shopkeeping, but little success with the gorgeous Cherry. Dazzlingly photographed and set to a cool trip-hop soundtrack, this is a violent, funny and surprisingly moving film from ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 693 members
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  • Fallen Angels - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Leon Lai,  Leon Lai Ming,  Charlie Young
    Director: Wong Kar-Wai
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A fast-paced action thriller that tells several interweaving stories about life in modern Hong Kong. Killer is the aptly named but disillusioned hitman who is the object of secret desire in the eyes of his beautiful female contact. Ho has a unique line in late-night shop-keeping, but his work is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 106 members
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  • Chungking Express on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Brigitte Lin,  Takeshi Kaneshiro,  Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Director: Wong Kar-Wai
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    'Chungking Express' is the ultra-stylish film by internationally acclaimed Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai. Using gorgeous Hong Kong stars and perfect pop music, 'Chungking Express' tells two stories of lovelorn cops, dangerous drug smugglers and California dreamers. The first story takes place in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 6,144 members
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Takeshi Kaneshiro facts

5 most recent films

Dragon - 3.5 stars
Swordsmen - 3.0 stars
K-20 - The Legend Of The Black Mask - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Warlords - 3.0 stars
Warlords - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

House Of Flying Daggers - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Chungking Express - 3.5 stars
Fallen Angels - 3.5 stars
Chungking Express - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Red Cliff - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

First Love - Litter on the Breeze - 2.5 stars
Swordsmen - 3.0 stars
Perhaps Love - 3.0 stars
Dragon - 3.5 stars
Doctor Wai - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Takeshi Kaneshiro - 22 times - show films
Andy Lau - 5 times - show films
Jet Li - 5 times - show films
Jinglei Xu - 3 times - show films
Charlie Young - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter Chan - 6 times - show films
Wong Kar-Wai - 3 times - show films
Wai Man Yip - 3 times - show films
Peter Ho-Sun Chan - 3 times - show films
Siu-Tung Ching - 2 times - show films