NAME : TAKESHI KENESHIRO; Birth name: Kaneshiro Takeshi
Date Of Birth : 11 October 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 金城 武, Jīnchéng Wǔ; (Japanese romaji): Kaneshiro Takeshi
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Okinawan Father with Taiwanese Hoklo/Hokkien Mother from Taiwan
COUNTRY: Taiwan & Japanese
CATEGORY: Actor & Singer based in Hong Hong
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Takeshi Keneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer of mixed heritage - his father is Okinawan and his mother is Taiwanese (Hokkien/Hoklo)
• He is multilingual, fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Hokkien) and Japanese, and to lesser degrees in English and Cantonese.
• Takeshi Kaneshiro is one of 10 recipients of the Green Planet Film Award (23 March 2010) in the category "10 Best International Actors of the Decade (Asia)"
• Considered by Time Magazine to be the "Asian film industry's Johnny Depp."
• Spokes-model of PRADA
• Spokesmodel for Mitsubishi Galant model (car).
Takeshi Keneshiro 's mother is Taiwanese and his father is from Okinawa, Japan. He was born and raised in Taipei but holds Japanese citizenship as well. The son of a Japanese businessman and a Taiwanese homemaker.
There hasn't been an Asian actor quite as versatile as Takeshi Keneshiro, who is able to straddle the Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japanese and Hollywood film industries because of his proficiency in various languages. Still, one wonders if the reason why he's so sought after is because he is so elusive. No one really knows what he does outside of film commitments, and his reluctance towards being in the spotlight is legendary.
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-LgEHBdui0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7U3kbF-o9c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSUiQWB70nQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLT201rSNU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaK5nC3VRdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp5GoHXgeds
SOURCE/REFERENCE:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437580/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kaneshiro
http://asianwiki.com/Takeshi_Kaneshiro

