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Ken Kaneko

Known for acting · Born 19 October 1976 · 49 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

53 credits

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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Known for

Snakes & Lizards

2006

Kids Return

1996

Gokusen

2002

Secret

1999

Blade of the Immortal

2017

King of Sushi

1996

Bring Me to the Hotel

2001

Lost Paradise

1997

Ice World

1999

Happy Mania

1998

Nagai Nagai Satsujin

2008

Kurokouchi

2013

Acting (53)

2017Blade of the ImmortalHishiyasu ShidoFilm
2014LeadersTakeshi Sakurai · 2 episodesSeries
2013Strawberry NightYoshinori KawakamiFilm
2013KurokouchiShima Mitsuo · 10 episodesSeries
2013Loser 2Film
2013Lion's RevengeFilm
2013Savage ChivalryFilm
2013Bloody VengeanceFilm
2013HyenaFilm
2013LoserFilm
2012I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -Series
2010SPEC ~ First BloodHaruki GokitaniSeries
2008Nagai Nagai SatsujinFilm
2008Rescue WingsFilm
2007The Pride of the Temp土屋Series
2007BizanFilm
2007Miracle of SerendipFilm
2006Snakes & LizardsZao · 179 episodesSeries
2006Homicide Team 9Yuichiro KashiwagiSeries
2005Pride Shockwave 2005SelfFilm
2004ペルソナの微笑Film
2004横山秀夫サスペンス「ペルソナの微笑」Film
2004I Hate ChristmasKihara Kensuke · 4 episodesSeries
2003第三の時効Film
2002GokusenTetsu Asakura · 33 episodesSeries
2002Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko · 4 episodesSeries
2001Bring Me to the HotelYoshiyuki Chiba · 12 episodesSeries
2001TOKYO G.P.Young Man Taking PhotosFilm
2001優雅な悪事Series
2000Shin GoninTogoFilm
2000Shin Gonin 2TogoFilm
2000Cupid's Arrows · 10 episodesSeries
1999SecretFumio KajikawaFilm
1999Ice WorldSakota Shogo · 11 episodesSeries
1999Danger de mortFilm
1999Le Secret梶川文也Film
1999同窓会へようこそ～遅すぎた夏の帰郷～Series
1998Free and Easy 10Film
1998Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2Film
1998Happy ManiaTakahashi Shuichi · 12 episodesSeries
1998Days · 11 episodesSeries
1997Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a ScarfaceFilm
1997End of Our Own RealFilm
1997Lost ParadiseKinugawa Toru · 12 episodesSeries
1997Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing HellRyohei KawamatsuFilm
1997Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of FearRyohei KawamatsuFilm
1996Kids ReturnMasaruFilm
1996Making-of Kids ReturnHimselfFilm
1996King of SushiTatsumi · 16 episodesSeries
1996Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group WolfFilm
1995The Files of the Young KindaichiTatsuyuki Hiyama · 2 episodesSeries
1995The Girl of SilenceShizuoFilm
1993Twins TeacherTaguchi Kensuke · 11 episodesSeries