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name: "Takeshi Kaneshiro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/takeshi-kaneshiro"
fi1m_id: "takeshi-kaneshiro"
imdb_id: "nm0437580"
tmdb_id: 43661
wikidata_id: "Q310252"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 October 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:59:21.909156+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Takeshi Kaneshiro

## Identity

Takeshi Kaneshiro

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/takeshi-kaneshiro
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** takeshi-kaneshiro
- **IMDb ID:** nm0437580
- **TMDB ID:** 43661
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310252
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kaneshiro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310252, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43661

Actor. Born 11 October 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 October 1973, Taipei, Taiwan
- **Also known as:** 금성무, Gum Sing Mo, Kaneshiro Takeshi, Aniki Jin, Kam Shing Miu, Takashi Kaneshiro, Gam Sing-mo, Jin Cheng-wu, Kim Thành Vũ
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kaneshiro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310252, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43661

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- **HBO Max:** [*Chungking Express*](https://film.one/film/chungking-express.md) (85)

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## Fi1m on Takeshi Kaneshiro

> Takeshi Kaneshiro makes romantic self-pity funny by letting the embarrassment show. His restless work in *Chungking Express* remains our starting point: an appealing actor who is willing to make his characters look foolish.

In *Chungking Express* (1994), Takeshi Kaneshiro lets a lonely policeman make rather too much of being lonely. As He Zhiwu, or Cop 223, he gives self-pity a restless, faintly absurd quality, with embarrassment visible beneath it. We laughed at him, then felt fond of him, because he never quite manages to make his unhappiness look dignified. That is where we rate Kaneshiro most highly: playing someone who wants to be taken seriously while giving us permission to find him funny.

Wong Kar-wai gives that performance a useful contrast in Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s Cop 663, whose loneliness seems more tiring. Kaneshiro’s restlessness helps keep the romantic wandering from becoming solemn. Yet Faye Wong’s playful energy makes the second story the more engaging one, and some passages coast on music and colour. We like Kaneshiro here without needing to pretend that everything around him works equally well.

*Fallen Angels* (1995) continued his collaboration with Wong, and those two films established a quirky screen presence that played against his pop-idol beginnings. His work expanded into historical and action parts alongside the romances, without settling into one character type. Zhang Yimou’s *House of Flying Daggers* (2004) gave him the part of Jin; Peter Chan’s *The Warlords* (2007) put him alongside Jet Li and Andy Lau. John Woo’s *Red Cliff* (2008–2009) gave him Zhuge Liang.

The effective singing sequences in *Perhaps Love* (2005) are another reason not to make the Wong films the whole story. Since *Dragon* (2011), Kaneshiro has worked more selectively, with later parts including *This Is Not What I Expected* (2017) and *Sons of the Neon Night* (2025). We would not mistake fewer appearances for better choices; a film still has to give him something worth doing. Start with *Chungking Express*, and allow Cop 223 a little time to get over himself.

## Biography

Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer. Born on 11 October 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan, he began appearing in television commercials while at school and released his first music album in 1992 before moving into film roles.

He is known for his performances in *Chungking Express* (1994) as He Zhiwu / Cop 223 and *Fallen Angels* (1995), both directed by Wong Kar-wai. Other notable films include *House of Flying Daggers* (2004) as Jin, *The Warlords* (2007) as Jiang Wu-Yang, *Red Cliff* (2008) and *Red Cliff II* (2009) as Zhu Ge Liang, and *Dragon* (2011) as Xu Baijiu.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chungking Express* (1994), Fi1m 85, as He Zhiwu / Cop 223 — [page](https://film.one/film/chungking-express.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sons of the Neon Night* (2025), as Moreton Li
- *This Is Not What I Expected* (2017), as Lu Jin
- *See You Tomorrow* (2016), as Guan Chun
- *The Crossing II* (2015), as Yan Zenkun
- *The Crossing I* (2014), as Yan Shikun
- *Where Love Blooms in the Sky* (2011), Actor
- *Dragon* (2011), as Xu Baijiu
- *Red Cliff II* (2009), as Zhu Ge Liang
- *K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces* (2008), as Heikichi Endo
- *Red Cliff* (2008), as Zhu Ge Liang
- *Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death* (2008), as Chiba
- *The Warlords* (2007), as Jiang Wu-Yang
- *Confession of Pain* (2006), as Yau Kin-Bong
- *Perhaps Love* (2005), as Lin Jian-Dong, Songs
- *House of Flying Daggers* (2004), as Jin
- *Turn Left, Turn Right* (2003), as John Liu
- *Returner* (2002), as Miyamoto
- *Golden Bowl* (2002), series, as Shu Akutagawa
- *Takeshi Kaneshiro's Antarctic Adventure* (2001), Actor
- *裸にしたい男* (2001), series, Actor
- *Lavender* (2000), as Angel
- *Space Travelers* (2000), as Nishiyama
- *Love 2000* (2000), series, as Nogami / Yuri Maroev
- *Tempting Heart* (1999), as Ho-jun
- *Too Tired to Die* (1998), as Kenji
- *Precious Time* (1998), series, as Keigo Ishikawa
- *Sleepless Town* (1998), as Kenichi Ryuu
- *Anna Magdalena* (1998), as Chan Kar-Fu
- *First Love: The Litter on the Breeze* (1997), as Lam Kar Tung
- *Downtown Torpedoes* (1997), as Jackal
- *Hero* (1997), as Ma Wing Jing
- *The Odd One Dies* (1997), as Mo
- *Misty* (1997), as Takehiro
- *Jail in Burning Island* (1997), as Yeung Chung
- *Lost and Found* (1996), as That Worm
- *Feeling of Love* (1996), as Hing, Songs
- *Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words* (1996), as Yvonne / Yan Yan
- *The Miracle on a Christmas Night* (1995), Actor
- *Young Policemen in Love* (1995), as Gimmick
- *Fallen Angels* (1995), as He Zhiwu
- *Forever Friends* (1995), as Private Li Ta-Wei
- *Fuji Colours of Amours* (1995), as Kim
- *School Days* (1995), as 戴冠英, Songs
- *Trouble Maker* (1995), as A Miu, Songs
- *Don't Give a Damn* (1995), as Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek
- *China Dragon* (1995), as Kok Tong Miu
- *Mermaid Got Married* (1994), as Kenji / Mark Kim
- *The Wrath of Silence* (1994), as Patrick Ko
- *Chungking Express* (1994), as He Zhiwu / Cop 223 — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/chungking-express.md)
- *No Sir* (1994), as Chin Tieh-Sheng
- *Heroic Trio 2: Executioners* (1993), as Chung Hon

## Gallery

- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-5673f19fc235.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Jens-Olaf Walter, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Takeshi_Kaneshiro_at_BIFF_Square%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei at BIFF Square in South Korea. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-a7e68e1d9b8e.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei at BIFF Square in South Korea. (2011) — Jens-Olaf Walter, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Takeshi_Kaneshiro_and_Tang_Wei_at_BIFF_Square%2C_2011.jpg/1280px-Takeshi_Kaneshiro_and_Tang_Wei_at_BIFF_Square%2C_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei at BIFF Square in South Korea. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-ff3a8fdc713b.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei at BIFF Square in South Korea. (2011) — Jens-Olaf Walter, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Takeshi_Kaneshiro_and_Tang_Wei_at_BIFF_Square%2C_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Peter Chan,Takeshi Kaneshiro,Andy Lau and Jet Li at the preview of the film The Warlords at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok.](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-a94dbd8fa987.jpg) Peter Chan,Takeshi Kaneshiro,Andy Lau and Jet Li at the preview of the film The Warlords at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok. — Sry85, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Warlords_Actors_and_Director.JPG/1280px-The_Warlords_Actors_and_Director.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-e6dff77c0036.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-597f2dfaaf43.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-144e905cf350.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Chan,Takeshi Kaneshiro,Andy Lau and Jet Li at the preview of the film The Warlords at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok.](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-40a236969dc5.jpg) Peter Chan,Takeshi Kaneshiro,Andy Lau and Jet Li at the preview of the film The Warlords at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok. — Sry85, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/The_Warlords_Actors_and_Director_%28cropped%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-6623289d6e3c.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-9820507536b2.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB
- ![Takeshi Kaneshiro](https://film.one/media/person/84167/gallery-129eec979514.jpg) Takeshi Kaneshiro — Image via TMDB

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