What's new about Mr Kaneshiro in March 2010 ?

You all came here to see Takeshi Kaneshiro and his Japanese bride. Here is the photo :

The film K-20 Kaijin 20 mensou, legend of a mask... is shown in cinemas in China right now !
That's a good super-hero movie... go to see it, everybody !

What you are not in China ? Well, fans from Europe, America, Africa... wherever, you should go to visit STK, they give you all the tips about how to find the films, songs, etc of Takeshi Kaneshiro, the different language versions...
They can answer you in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French... Yeah, Japanese and Chinese too, so they can translate Takeshi to you !!!

NOW they have the long awaited really good quali photos of the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer campaign 2010 in China/Hong-Kong with Takeshi Kaneshiro as the brand's spokesperson. Oh, he said nothing about it. So the brand shut up and be HOOOOT person !

There we translated a Japanese telly interview into English. Another translation from a Chinese article. So you can read what Takeshi actually says... or not, about his private life, love, etc... and compare with what you imagine, my darlings.
Yes, I mean you... you know who you are gullible people that browsed "Takeshi + baby + wife" or whatever and who jump on every rumour.

Plus, they added to the huge huge photo library, many more magazine photos (Esquire, Milk, Junon, GQ...) of Mr. Kaneshiro in trendy suits. All in black... and a delicious one in white Hugo Boss. Yes there are many you have not seen.

On the vintage corner, a series of tender teenage Takeshino photos...

And Takeshi Kaneshiro in photo shoot for Biotherm :



Well.... come here for the stupid inventions, browse fan blogs,,, and go there for real Takeshi and facts.. S T K


You'll see recently added magazine interview and photos about the making of the voices of the game onimusha

Learn where the film Lavender was shot...



Rediscover Takeshi's songs ( lyrics with pin yin, translations in English...) when he was teen singer idol Aniki...
A new thread collects lots of vintage video clips and Aniki singing on TV...
If you want to train your Chinese, you can do some Takeshi-oke...

So once again : for real Takeshi and facts.. S T K

Takeshi Kaneshiro News February 2010

HOT NEWS HOOOOOOOT TAKESHI IN THE VISOR !!!

Breaking news... today fresh new photos of Takeshi Kaneshiro... already on STK of course.

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Besides some funny old photos from the movie Takeshi Kaneshiro Pick Up Artist...

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A weird caption in an English newspaper, Takeshi says :

A. I'm too lazy to make new movies.

B. I'm too fat to fly on a rope like K-20.

C. I'm too pretty for my career.

Go to check on STK !

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Some talk about XIAN DAI HAO XIA ZHUAN aka Heroic Trio 2: THE EXECUTIONERS
A 1992 film. Takeshi's very first. By Johnny To, with Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung.

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New multimedia videos...

Some old TV shows from Taiwanese TV

Space Travelers promo...

interviews in Japanese about Confession of a Pain... (translations coming soon...)

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Well... I missed some for sure...

Every week, they have new information about Takeshi on the forum SimplyTK. For instance, this week...

In the multimedia thread (that proposes lots of videos of interviews, aeroport arrivals, PR events...), there is something new to see about the mythical film "Chungking Express" from Wong Kar Wai.
That's very important, as that film made Takeshi Kaneshiro choose the career of full-time actor.

Kaneshiro Takeshi January 2010 archive

Every week, they have new information about Takeshi on the forum SimplyTK. For instance, this week, articles from the magazines Acteur and Cinema Square :



Then, they dug out a nice vintage,  the Taiwanese magazine U".
High-school student Takeshi Kaneshiro was scouted to appear in a TV commercial. Later, he was proposed several modeling jobs. After a while, he left Taipei American School to become a full time artist...

Here is a very old photo. If you want to see more , go to see the best data base about Takeshi Kaneshiro


Kaneshiro Takeshi, now measures 179cm , he was born on October 11th 1973, in a  multicultural and multilingual  family, his father is Japanese ( Ryukyuan from Okinawa), his mother is Taiwanese Chinese from Taipei. He has brothers. He is fluent in Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, American English. He studied at Taipei Japanese school, and Taipei American school . He started his career as model, then pop-singer under the name Aniki. Later he became actor...click to know more.

Every week, they have new information about Takeshi on the forum SimplyTK. For instance, this week...

In the multimedia thread (that proposes lots of videos of interviews, aeroport arrivals, PR events...), there is something new to see about the mythical film "Chungking Express" from Wong Kar Wai.
That's very important, as that film made Takeshi Kaneshiro choose the career of full-time actor.
Before, he was a cop that tries to pick up girls in bars...

... or maybe a young popstar doing music, TV, series and films.
So it seems WKW intended a different cut, deleted scenes can be seen. And there is also the explanations of the talented Christopher Doyle.
forum SimplyTK
Then fans are reseeing and discussing, 1992 music videos of Takeshi with Charlie,
featuring Takeshi getting wet on the beach.
WET TAKESHI ! Oh la la !


videos about Tempting Heart....
In movie thread, it's about Red Cliff that can be seen in the full uncut version in certain theaters in the USA.
forum SimplyTK

Biography of Kaneshiro Takeshi

His mother is from Taiwan, his father from Japan (Okinawa). Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei and is a Japanese national....
Learn more abouck Kaneshiro family's multicultural background.
He has two elder brothers. After studying in a Japanese school, he enrolled at English-based Taipei American School, which enabled him to converse in English. He is multi-lingual: fluent in Chinese (Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese) and Japanese. As a result of his varied background, Kaneshiro can speak with varying degrees of fluency in English, Cantonese, and Japanese....
Learn more about Kaneshiro's school days.
He decided to quit school to pursue a singing and acting career.
In 1992, Kaneshiro made his singing debut. 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.
Takeshi's singing career as Aniki --->

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.... Read more about Onimusha Kaneshiro.

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, English language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo (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, and the most recent Biotherm Homme since 2005.
If you want to see all the ads, commercials, TV CMs of Kaneshiro Takeshi, click here....

Kaneshiro's Curriculum Vitae The Expert Asian Star

Takeshi Kaneshiro best actor of his generation played in Taiwanese, Chinese (Hong-Kong and Mainland), Japanese and American movies. Love stories, action, historic epic...
Movies
K-20: Legend of the Mask K-20 (2008)
The Battle of Red Cliff II (2009) as Zhuge Liang
The Battle of Red Cliff (2008) as Zhuge Liang
Sweet Rain (2008) as Chiba -Shinigami or The Death God
The Warlords (2007) as Jiang Wuyang
Confession of Pain (2006) as Bong
Perhaps Love (2005) (AKA Winter Song )
House of Flying Daggers (2004) (AKA Lovers)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Returner (2002)
Lavender (2000)
Space Travelers (2000)
Tempting Heart (1999)
Misty (1998)
Sleepless Town (1998)
Anna Magdalena (1998)
Too Tired to Die (1998)
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze (1997)
The Odd One Dies (1997)
Downtown Torpedoes (1997)
Hero - The Legend (1997)
Dr. Wai and the Scripture Without Words (1996)
Lost and Found (1996)
The Jail In Burning Island (1996)
The Feeling of Love (1996)
Trouble Maker (1995)
School Days (1995)
China Dragon (1995)
Forever Friends (1995)
Fallen Angels (1995) - as He Zhiwu
Young Policemen in Love (1995)
No Sir (1994)
The Wrath of Silence (1994)
Don't Give a Damn (1994)
Mermaid Got Married (1994)
Chungking Express (1994) - as He Zhiwu, Cop 223
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)

Takeshi Kaneshiro started his career as model and pop singer. Then he started appearing in Hong-Kong movies. But he became a star in the country of his ancestors (Japan) after starring in several dorama, TV series...

Kaneshiro breaking out on Japanese TV :

God, Please Give Me More Time
Love 2000
Golden Bowl
Miracle On Christmas Night with Rie Miyazawa

Taiwanese Period (older)
Grass Scholar (as Aniki JinChengWu Kaneshiro)
Colour Of Armour

On popular TV shows...

Takeshi Kaneshiro on Bistro SMAP on his own
With Tony Leung
SMAPxSMAP
(translations in English)

NHK TV show
the log book of Takeshi Kaneshiro trip to Antarctica...

TV show with Seiko Matsuda (kuwarazu girai)

And to promote recent movies like K-20 and Red Cliff he was the guest of several sho following here