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| shopgirl18 | Jul 19 2009, 12:46 AM Post #1 |
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He's one EPIC guy from Red Cliff..![]() ![]() ![]() Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城 武, romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), born October 11, 1973, is a famous Asian actor of mixed heritage – his father is an ethnic Japanese Okinawan and his mother is a Taiwanese. Name Kaneshiro is a common Okinawan family name[1]. In Kanji, 金城 is Kaneshiro and 武 is Takeshi (given name), with Japanese readings. He appears as 金城 武 (Kaneshiro Takeshi) on Japanese media. Although not strictly a Chinese surname, the characters of Takeshi's surname can be read in Chinese as 金城 (Jīnchéng). When credited in movies, Takeshi's name often appears as 金城 武 Kaneshiro Takeshi[2], with a space separating the second and third character to indicate that the former is his surname and the latter is his given name (thus, neither 金城武 nor 金 城武 is credited). In this way, Takeshi's Japanese surname, 金城 (Kaneshiro), is distinguished from the common Chinese surname, 金(Jin). Biography With a mother from Taiwan and a father from Okinawa, Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei, and is a Japanese citizen (nationality).[3] [4] He has two elder brothers who are 7 years and 1 year his senior. [5] After graduating from Taipei Japanese Junior High School, he enrolled at English-based Taipei American School, which enabled him to converse in English, making him effectively multi-lingual considering his fluency in Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Japanese. As a result of his varied background, Kaneshiro can speak with varying degrees of fluency in English, Cantonese, and Japanese. It was while he was studying there that he began doing TV commercials, and he decided to quit school in order to pursue a singing and acting career. Career In 1992, Kaneshiro made his singing debut, entering the business with the nickname Aniki, meaning 'older brother' in Japanese. His debut album was Heartbreaking Night (1992). Contracted to EMI, he wrote many of his own Mandarin and Cantonese songs. The following year, his popularity propelled him into acting and he no longer produces any commercial music. His first movie was Executioners (1993) and this was followed by the critically acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai film Chungking Express (1994) and a string of other Hong Kong movies. Later, Kaneshiro starred in the highly successful Japanese TV mini-series God, Please Give Me More Time (1998), allowing him to branch into Japanese movies such as Returner (2002). Kaneshiro's work, however, is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He also became well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in the Capcom hit Onimusha. In a June 2007 article on the movie site Ain't It Cool News, it was revealed that Kaneshiro will be in the Onimusha movie, reprising his role as Samanosuke and for a 2011 release.[6][7][8] Outside of the entertainment business, Kaneshiro has acted as a spokesperson and model for Emporio Armani Underwear (2008) as well as, Prada (1998), Lifecard credit card company, VAIO personal computer, Honda, Lipice lips moisturizer, SonyEricsson, Pocari Sweat soft drink, Morinaga chocolate, Volvic, GEOS (eikaiwa) (language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan, NTT Yellow Pages, Shiseido, Lycos, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Kadokawa Shoten a well-known Japanese publisher based in Tokyo, Rice Burger, Roasted barley tea, One2Free (HK), and Kiwi cold drink. About his personal life Kaneshiro has been quoted as saying “If one day I get married and have kids, I will probably be one of those men who really care for the family. I will eat at home every day, and help with the chores and take care of the children.”[9] credits: Wikipedia for more about Takeshi please click HERE |
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| Kejli | Jul 19 2009, 11:33 AM Post #2 |
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Fahrenheit fans make the best friends <3
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Oooh pretty =D He has such interesting heritage! (And by interesting, I mean perfect )
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| rayneweather | Jul 21 2009, 12:26 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks for the info; I wondered how a Japanese guy ended up in a Taiwanese movie. Although with all the way Asians move around to different countries I'm not surprised. |
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