Ken Kaneko
Acting

Ken Kaneko

Born 1976-10-19 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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.

ActorCast

Known for

Gokusen★ 8Viewing moment
Gokusen
2002 · Series
Blade of the Immortal★ 6.6Viewing moment
Blade of the Immortal
2017
Kids Return★ 7.1Viewing moment
Kids Return
1996
Secret★ 6.7Viewing moment
Secret
1999
SPEC ~ First Blood★ 8.5Viewing moment
SPEC ~ First Blood
2010 · Series
Ice World★ 8.9Viewing moment
Ice World
1999 · Series
Chimamire no hōfukuViewing moment
Chimamire no hōfuku
2013
Lost Paradise★ 6Viewing moment
Lost Paradise
1997 · Series
King of Sushi★ 6.8Viewing moment
King of Sushi
1996 · Series
Kurokouchi★ 4Viewing moment
Kurokouchi
2013 · Series
Strawberry Night★ 6.2Viewing moment
Strawberry Night
2013
Free and Easy 10★ 5Viewing moment
Free and Easy 10
1998
Rescue Wings★ 8Viewing moment
Rescue Wings
2008
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group WolfViewing moment
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf
1996
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2Viewing moment
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2
1998
Lion's RevengeViewing moment
Lion's Revenge
2013
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of FearViewing moment
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear
1997
Nagai Nagai Satsujin★ 8Viewing moment
Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2008
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing HellViewing moment
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell
1997
Making-of Kids Return★ 7Viewing moment
Making-of Kids Return
1996
セレンディップの奇跡Viewing moment
セレンディップの奇跡
2007
LoserViewing moment
Loser
2013
BizanViewing moment
Bizan
2007
Pride Shockwave 2005Viewing moment
Pride Shockwave 2005
2005
End of Our Own Real★ 2Viewing moment
End of Our Own Real
1997
Danger de mortViewing moment
Danger de mort
1999
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface★ 5.7Viewing moment
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
1997
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko★ 8Viewing moment
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
2002 · Series
Bring Me to the Hotel★ 7Viewing moment
Bring Me to the Hotel
2001 · Series

Frequent collaborators

Kiyoshi NakajoKiyoshi NakajoToshiyuki MoriokaToshiyuki MoriokaHirosue RyokoHirosue RyokoNoriko HamadaNoriko HamadaMiho NomotoMiho NomotoHirotaro HondaHirotaro HondaYoshino KimuraYoshino KimuraMasato FuruoyaMasato Furuoya