Ken Kaneko

Born: 1976-10-19

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.


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Kids Return

as Masaru
Released: 1996-07-27

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing...

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Blade of the Immortal

as Hishiyasu Shido
Released: 2017-04-29

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle....

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Strawberry Night

as Yoshinori Kawakami
Released: 2013-01-25

Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department....

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Secret

as Fumio Kajikawa
Released: 1999-09-15

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter,...

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Orfeu

as Fumanchu
Released: 1999-04-21

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love...

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Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza...

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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

as uncredited
Released: 1998-06-27

Sequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'

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Rescue Wings

as uncredited
Released: 2008-12-12

Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering...

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Pride Shockwave 2005

as Self
Released: 2005-12-31

Pride Shockwave 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at...

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Bizan

as uncredited
Released: 2007-05-12

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko,...

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ペルソナの微笑

as uncredited
Released: 2004-05-03

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Hyena

as uncredited
Released: 2013-05-17

Koichi Iwasaki (Oto Izaki), a moneylender, spends his days collecting money by ruthlessly...

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Nagai Nagai Satsujin

as uncredited
Released: 2008-05-31

A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten...

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Bloody Vengeance

as uncredited
Released: 2013-05-25

After taking out the chairman of the Tajima-kai—a subgroup of Kansai's largest syndicate, the...

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

as Ryohei Kawamatsu
Released: 1997-01-01

The Japanese political and business world where Chimimoryō is in control. Ginji (Kiyoshi...

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Loser 2

as uncredited
Released: 2013-11-21

Sequel to 'Loser'.

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The Girl of Silence

as Shizuo
Released: 1995-06-17

14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to...

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Free and Easy 10

as uncredited
Released: 1998-08-08

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar...

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

as Ryohei Kawamatsu
Released: 1997-03-28

Ginji (Kiyoshi Nakajo), a man who made a huge fortune by taking advantage of the fierce...

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Danger de mort

as uncredited
Released: 1999-05-08

The story of a young man and woman who set out to revenge the death of her mother. The lovers...

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Loser

as uncredited
Released: 2013-03-15

Shinpei did time for his gang, but the yakuza changed and he's marked for death. He might just...

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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

as uncredited
Released: 1996-06-27

A yakuza movie directed by Eiichi Kudo

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Savage Chivalry

as uncredited
Released: 2013-01-26

After eight years in prison, Ban makes his return to the Oyama Family. Now headed by Ouchi, a...

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End of Our Own Real

as uncredited
Released: 1997-07-19

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セレンディップの奇跡

as uncredited
Released: 2007-03-12

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Making-of Kids Return

as Himself
Released: 1996-12-31

Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

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Lion's Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 2013-09-06

The Mikasa district of Hamasaki City, Kanagawa's largest entertainment hub, is controlled by the...

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Gokusen

as Tetsu Asakura
First aired: 2002-04-17

Newly graduate Yamaguchi Kumiko an idealistic teacher who entered Shirokin High to be a math...

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The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as Tatsuyuki Hiyama
First aired: 1995-07-15

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective,...

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Haken no Hinkaku

as 土屋
First aired: 2007-01-10

Oomae Haruko is an A+ Temp worker who never cracks a smile or minces words, and leaves work on...

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SPEC ~ First Blood

as Haruki Gokitani
First aired: 2010-10-08

Like the original series, "SPEC" will revolve around a pair of police detectives as part of a...

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Cobras & Lagartos

as Zao
First aired: 2006-04-24

Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true...

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Kurokouchi

as Shima Mitsuo
First aired: 2013-10-11

Detective Keita Kurokouchi (Tomoya Nagase) continues to extort money from politicians whom Keita...

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Homicide Team 9

as Yuichiro Kashiwagi
First aired: 2006-04-19

The members of this elite investigative team are unique individuals with their own personal...

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Leaders

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-03-22

Before World War II, the automobile industry in developed countries in Europe and the United...

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King of Sushi

as Tatsumi
First aired: 1996-04-19

A comic-based comedy about the young and talented Shota (Kashiwabara Takashi) who set a goal of...

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Ice World

as Sakota Shogo
First aired: 1999-10-11

Investigations on a mysterious woman Toko started when Sonoe, a teacher and Toko's fellow...

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Days

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-01-12

DAYS takes a look at the lives of six 20-year-olds struggling to maintain their dreams in a...

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Lost Paradise

as Kinugawa Toru
First aired: 1997-07-07

Kuki Shoichiro is relieved of his position as general manager of Gendai Shobo and transferred to...

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Happy Mania

as Takahashi Shuichi
First aired: 1998-07-08

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Cupid's Arrows

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-01-14

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Twins Teacher

as Taguchi Kensuke
First aired: 1993-04-12

The story of two twins who try to cut themselves off as much as possible throughout their lives....

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Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-12-28

Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors...

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I Hate Christmas

as Kihara Kensuke
First aired: 2004-12-13

This is a story about a girl , Fuyumi who doesn't like Christmas and all things which can be...

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Bring Me to the Hotel

as Yoshiyuki Chiba
First aired: 2001-04-11

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