
Ken Kaneko
ActingAlso Known As
Kaneko Ken, 카네코 켄, 金子 賢, かねこ けん, 김자현
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.
Movies
(30 total)
Blade of the Immortal
as Hishiyasu Shido

Kids Return
as Masaru

Secret
as Fumio Kajikawa

Strawberry Night
as Yoshinori Kawakami

Making-of Kids Return
as Himself

The Girl of Silence
as Shizuo

Pride Shockwave 2005
as Self

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

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear
as Ryohei Kawamatsu
TV Shows
(21 total)
Gokusen
as Tetsu Asakura

SPEC ~ First Blood
as Haruki Gokitani

Snakes & Lizards
as Zao

Ice World
as Sakota Shogo

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Tatsuyuki Hiyama

King of Sushi
as Tatsumi

Kurokouchi
as Shima Mitsuo

Homicide Team 9
as Yuichiro Kashiwagi

Lost Paradise
as Kinugawa Toru

Bring Me to the Hotel
as Yoshiyuki Chiba

Happy Mania
as Takahashi Shuichi

Twins Teacher
as Taguchi Kensuke

I Hate Christmas
as Kihara Kensuke

















