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

Rescue Wings

Acting

2004

ペルソナの微笑

as

1996

Kids Return

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Masaru

2013

Loser 2

as

1996

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

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1998

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

as

2003

第三の時効

as

1999

Secret

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Fumio Kajikawa

1997

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell

as

Ryohei Kawamatsu

1997

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear

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Ryohei Kawamatsu

2013

Lion's Revenge

as

2013

Savage Chivalry

as

2007

セレンディップの奇跡

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2013

Strawberry Night

as

Yoshinori Kawakami

2007

Bizan

as

1995

The Girl of Silence

as

Shizuo

2013

Bloody Vengeance

as

2013

Hyena

as

1997

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

as

2008

Nagai Nagai Satsujin

as

1996

Making-of Kids Return

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Himself

2017

Blade of the Immortal

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Hishiyasu Shido

1999

Danger de mort

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1998

Free and Easy 10

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2008

Rescue Wings

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2013

Loser

as

1997

End of Our Own Real

as

2005

Pride Shockwave 2005

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Self

2000

Shin Gonin

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Togo

2001

TOKYO G.P.

as

2000

Shin Gonin 2

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Togo

優雅な悪事

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同窓会へようこそ～遅すぎた夏の帰郷～

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Leaders

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Bring Me to the Hotel

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Yoshiyuki Chiba

King of Sushi

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Tatsumi

Gokusen

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Tetsu Asakura

Happy Mania

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Takahashi Shuichi

Twins Teacher

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Taguchi Kensuke

Snakes & Lizards

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Zao

Ice World

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Sakota Shogo

Kurokouchi

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Shima Mitsuo

Cupid's Arrows

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Homicide Team 9

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Yuichiro Kashiwagi

SPEC ~ First Blood

as

Haruki Gokitani

Days

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Lost Paradise

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Kinugawa Toru

I Hate Christmas

as

Kihara Kensuke

Haken no Hinkaku

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土屋

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

as

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as

Tatsuyuki Hiyama

I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -

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Production

Crew

Directing