Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 19, 1976
Place of Birth:
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ken Kaneko
Biography
Ken Kaneko is a Japanese actor, TV personality and former mixed martial artist.
Kaneko is best known for his role in the Takeshi Kitano film Kids Return (1996), in which he and Masanobu Ando portrayed a couple of high school dropouts trying to find purpose and direction in life. Kaneko is also notable for Himitsu (1999), Rescue Wings (2008) and Blade of the Immortal (2017). He was also a mixed martial artist in the Welterweight division and fought Charles Bennet in Pride FC Shockwave 2005.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Blade of the Immortal | Hishiyasu Shido |
| 2013 | Loser 2 | |
| 2013 | Lion's Revenge | |
| 2013 | Savage Chivalry | |
| 2013 | Strawberry Night | Yoshinori Kawakami |
| 2013 | Bloody Vengeance | |
| 2013 | Hyena | |
| 2013 | Loser | |
| 2008 | Nagai Nagai Satsujin | |
| 2008 | Rescue Wings | |
| 2007 | セレンディップの奇跡 | |
| 2007 | Bizan | |
| 2005 | Pride Shockwave 2005 | Self |
| 2004 | ペルソナの微笑 | |
| 2001 | TOKYO G.P. | |
| 2000 | Shin Gonin | Togo |
| 2000 | Shin Gonin 2 | Togo |
| 1999 | Secret | Fumio Kajikawa |
| 1999 | Danger de mort | |
| 1998 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 | |
| 1998 | Free and Easy 10 | |
| 1997 | Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear | Ryohei Kawamatsu |
| 1997 | Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell | Ryohei Kawamatsu |
| 1997 | Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface | |
| 1997 | End of Our Own Real | |
| 1996 | Kids Return | Masaru |
| 1996 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf | |
| 1996 | Making-of Kids Return | Himself |
| 1995 | The Girl of Silence | Shizuo |
| 第三の時効 |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Leaders | |
| 2013 | Kurokouchi | Shima Mitsuo |
| 2012 | I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - | |
| 2010 | SPEC ~ First Blood | Haruki Gokitani |
| 2007 | Haken no Hinkaku | 土屋 |
| 2006 | Cobras & Lagartos | Zao |
| 2006 | Homicide Team 9 | Yuichiro Kashiwagi |
| 2004 | I Hate Christmas | Kihara Kensuke |
| 2002 | Gokusen | Tetsu Asakura |
| 2002 | Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko | |
| 2001 | 優雅な悪事 | |
| 2001 | Bring Me to the Hotel | Yoshiyuki Chiba |
| 2000 | Cupid's Arrows | |
| 1999 | 同窓会へようこそ～遅すぎた夏の帰郷～ | |
| 1999 | Ice World | Sakota Shogo |
| 1998 | Happy Mania | Takahashi Shuichi |
| 1998 | Days | |
| 1997 | Lost Paradise | Kinugawa Toru |
| 1996 | King of Sushi | Tatsumi |
| 1995 | The Files of the Young Kindaichi | Tatsuyuki Hiyama |
| 1993 | Twins Teacher | Taguchi Kensuke |