
Ken Kaneko
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-10-19 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Most Known For

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Tatsuyuki Hiyama

Gokusen
as Tetsu Asakura

Haken no Hinkaku
as 土屋

SPEC ~ First Blood
as Haruki Gokitani

Snakes & Lizards
as Zao

Homicide Team 9
as Yuichiro Kashiwagi

I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -

Ice World
as Sakota Shogo

King of Sushi
as Tatsumi

Kurokouchi
as Shima Mitsuo

Blade of the Immortal
as Hishiyasu Shido

Kids Return
as Masaru

Twins Teacher
as Taguchi Kensuke

Days

Cupid's Arrows

Lost Paradise
as Kinugawa Toru

Leaders

Secret
as Fumio Kajikawa

Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

Bring Me to the Hotel
as Yoshiyuki Chiba