
Ken Kaneko
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1976-10-19 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Kaneko Ken · 카네코 켄 · 金子 賢 · かねこ けん · 김자현 · DJ KEN KANEKO
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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Tatsuyuki Hiyama

Gokusen
2002
as Tetsu Asakura

Cobras & Lagartos
2006
as Zao

Homicide Team 9
2006
as Yuichiro Kashiwagi

The Pride of the Temp
2007
as 土屋

SPEC ~ First Blood
2010
as Haruki Gokitani

I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012

Kurokouchi
2013
as Shima Mitsuo

Ice World
1999
as Sakota Shogo

Lost Paradise
1997
as Kinugawa Toru

King of Sushi
1996
as Tatsumi

Twins Teacher
1993
as Taguchi Kensuke

Leaders
2014

Days
1998

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
2002

Happy Mania
1998
as Takahashi Shuichi

Cupid's Arrows
2000

同窓会へようこそ~遅すぎた夏の帰郷~
1999

Bring Me to the Hotel
2001
as Yoshiyuki Chiba

I Hate Christmas
2004
as Kihara Kensuke
優雅な悪事
2001
Movies (31)

Secret
1999
as Fumio Kajikawa

Blade of the Immortal
2017
as Hishiyasu Shido

Kids Return
1996
as Masaru

Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2008

Bizan
2007

Strawberry Night
2013
as Yoshinori Kawakami

The Girl of Silence
1995
as Shizuo

Rescue Wings
2008

Free and Easy 10
1998

Making-of Kids Return
1996
as Himself

第三の時効
2003

Bloody Vengeance
2013

TOKYO G.P.
2001
as Young Man Taking Photos

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2
1998

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf
1996

Lion's Revenge
2013

Loser
2013

Hyena
2013

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear
1997
as Ryohei Kawamatsu

ペルソナの微笑
2004

Le Secret
1999
as 梶川文也

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell
1997
as Ryohei Kawamatsu

Danger de mort
1999

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
1997

セレンディップの奇跡
2007

Loser 2
2013

Pride Shockwave 2005
2005
as Self

Shin Gonin 2
2000
as Togo

Shin Gonin
2000
as Togo

End of Our Own Real
1997

Savage Chivalry
2013
About Ken Kaneko
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. With 52 credits spanning from 1993 to 2017, Ken Kaneko has appeared in 31 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ken Kaneko Movies
- Secret (1999) — as Fumio Kajikawa
- Blade of the Immortal (2017) — as Hishiyasu Shido
- Kids Return (1996) — as Masaru
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin (2008)
- Bizan (2007)
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