Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko

1976-10-19 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 30 Credits

Biography

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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Blade of the Immortal

Blade of the Immortal

2017

as Hishiyasu Shido

6.7
Acting

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows tha...

Loser 2

Loser 2

2013

Acting

Sequel to 'Loser'.

Lion's Revenge

Lion's Revenge

2013

Acting

The Mikasa district of Hamasaki City, Kanagawa's largest entertainment hub, is controlled by the Gensei-kai, led by the old-school yakuza Shirakawa (K...

Bloody Vengeance

Bloody Vengeance

2013

Acting

After taking out the chairman of the Tajima-kai—a subgroup of Kansai's largest syndicate, the Yamagami-gumi—to settle a turf dispute, Ryu Yamanaka (Ko...

Hyena

Hyena

2013

Acting

Koichi Iwasaki (Oto Izaki), a moneylender, spends his days collecting money by ruthlessly chasing people. Yakuza has nothing to do with him!One day, h...

Loser

Loser

2013

Acting

Shinpei did time for his gang, but the yakuza changed and he's marked for death. He might just be desperate enough to join forces with an old enemy.

Savage Chivalry

Savage Chivalry

2013

Acting

After eight years in prison, Ban makes his return to the Oyama Family. Now headed by Ouchi, a rookie the last time he saw him, the family is overrun w...

Strawberry Night

Strawberry Night

2013

as Yoshinori Kawakami

6.6
Acting

Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has r...

Rescue Wings

Rescue Wings

2008

8.0
Acting

Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old ac...

Nagai Nagai Satsujin

Nagai Nagai Satsujin

2008

6.6
Acting

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

Bizan

Bizan

2007

6.0
Acting

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushi...

セレンディップの奇跡

セレンディップの奇跡

2007

Acting
Pride Shockwave 2005

Pride Shockwave 2005

2005

as Self

6.0
Acting

Pride Shockwave 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December ...

ペルソナの微笑

ペルソナの微笑

2004

Acting
TOKYO G.P.

TOKYO G.P.

2001

Acting

Two musician friends must deal with yakuzas during one long night.

Shin Gonin

Shin Gonin

2000

as Togo

Acting

Reboot of Gonin IP

Shin Gonin 2

Shin Gonin 2

2000

as Togo

Acting

Second Part of the Gonin IP reboot

Secret

Secret

1999

as Fumio Kajikawa

6.8
Acting

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into...

Danger de mort

Danger de mort

1999

Acting

The story of a young man and woman who set out to revenge the death of her mother. The lovers enter a mysterious world where space and time are twiste...

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy 10

1998

6.7
Acting

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

1998

Acting

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

End of Our Own Real

End of Our Own Real

1997

2.0
Acting
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell

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

1997

as Ryohei Kawamatsu

Acting

Ginji (Kiyoshi Nakajo), a man who made a huge fortune by taking advantage of the fierce competition for survival in the Japanese political and busines...

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

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

1997

as Ryohei Kawamatsu

Acting

The Japanese political and business world where Chimimoryō is in control. Ginji (Kiyoshi Nakajo), a man who won the fierce competition and built a hug...

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

1997

5.7
Acting

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving ...

Making-of Kids Return

Making-of Kids Return

1996

as Himself

6.8
Acting

Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

Kids Return

Kids Return

1996

as Masaru

6.9
Acting

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer,...

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

1996

Acting

A yakuza movie directed by Eiichi Kudo

The Girl of Silence

The Girl of Silence

1995

as Shizuo

Acting

14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to her rescue when she really needs it.

第三の時効

第三の時効

N/A

Acting