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The 1/2 Chinese (of Taiwanese nationality) and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Whether by his own design or not, the boyishness that marked his first steps into showbiz has evolved into a cool... See full bio »

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2011 Dragon
Detective Xu Bai-Jiu
 
2009 Red Cliff II
Zhuge Liang
 
2008 K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Heikichi Endo
 
2008 Red Cliff
Zhuge Liang
 
2008 Accuracy of Death
Chiba
 
2007 The Warlords
Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng)
 
2006 Confession of Pain
Detective Yau Kin Bong
 
2005 Perhaps Love
Lin Jian-dong / Zhang Yang
 
2004 House of Flying Daggers
Jin
 
2004 Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (Video Game)
Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi (voice: Japanese version)
 
2003 Turn Left, Turn Right
John Liu
 
2002 Returner
Miyamoto
 
2002 Golden Bowl (TV series)
Shu Akutagawa
 
2001 Onimusha: Warlords (Video Game)
Samanosuke Akechi (voice: Japanese version)
 
2001 Lavender
Angel
 
2000 Space Travelers
Nishiyama ("Hayabusa Jetter")
 
2000 2000-nen no koi (TV series)
The Assassin / Yurij Maroev
 
1999 Tempting Heart
Ho-jun
 
1998 Fuyajo
Kenichi Ryuu
 
1998 Ngon na ma dak lin na
Chan Kar-fu
 
1998 Choh chin luen hau dik yi yan sai gaai
 
1998 Too Tired to Die
Kenji
 
1998 Kamisama mousukoshi dake (TV series)
Keigo Ishikawa
 
1997 San tau dip ying
Jackal
 
1997 Ma Wing Jing
Ma Wing Jing
 
1997 The Odd One Dies
Mo
 
1997 Huo shao dao zhi heng hang Ba dao
Yeung Chung
 
1996 Misty
Takehiro
 
1996 Tin aai hoi gok
Mr. Worm
 
1996 Zhong qing ai qing gan jue
Hing
 
1996 Si ge bu ping fan de shao nian
Private Li Ta-Wei
 
1996 Dr. Wai in the Scriptures with No Words
Shing
 
1995 Seiya no kiseki (TV movie)
Mr.Bell
 
1995 Xin za shi xiong zhu nu zi
 
1995 Fallen Angels
He Zhiwu
 
1995 School Days
 
1995 La bi xiao xiao sheng
A-Wu
 
1995 Mou mian bei
Inspector Tang Chuen-Shek
 
1995 Zhong Guo long
 
1994 Bao gao ban zhang 3
Chin Tieh-Sheng
 
1994 Ren yu chuan shuo
Kenji
 
1994 Chen mo de gu niang
Dr. Patrick Ko
 
1994 Chungking Express
He Zhiwu, Cop 223
 
1993 Executioners
Chong Hon/Coda
 
1992 Caodi zhuangyuan (TV series)
Nai Jian
 
1988 Tian xia (TV series) (voice)
 
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2001 Onimusha: Warlords (Video Game) (guest creator)
 
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1995 School Days (vocals)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2008 Bokura no jidai (TV series)
Himself
– John Woo, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung (2008) … Himself
 
2002 Smap×Smap (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 August 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (TV movie)
Himself - Place #58
 

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Dragon -- Clip: Losing A Tooth Dragon -- A village craftsman who saves a shopkeeper from two notorious gangsters finds himself under investigation by a detective who becomes convinced that his subject's martial-arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region’s vicious clans. The Warlords -- Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, then joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2008) TV commercial: Toyota Mark X Zio

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Wu Chin-cheng | Mo Gam-sing | Wu Jin-cheng | Wu Jincheng

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Just forget me... No reason. When it ends, it ends." - When asked how he would like to be remembered at the end of his career. See more »

Trivia:

Spokesmodel of Onimusha: Warlords (video game). The character Samanosuke is modeled after him. See more »

Nickname:

Aniki See more »

Star Sign:

Libra