CINEFILER

Kane Kosugi

Born
October 11, 1974
Kane Takeshi Kosugi (ケイン・健・コスギ, Kein Takeshi Kosugi, born October 11, 1974) is an American martial artist, actor and media personality of direct Chinese and Japanese descent. The son of martial arts film star Sho Kosugi, Kane began his career as a child actor starring opposite his father in films like Revenge of the Ninja and Pray for Death. He first gained recognition in Japan for his starring role as Jiraiya (Ninja Black) in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, being the second American-born sentai senshi. He has appeared in over 30 films and television series, including the video game adaptations DOA: Dead or Alive and Street Fighter Alpha. He competed on five seasons of the obstacle challenge program Sasuke, where he was the first American competitor. Like his father, Kosugi has appeared in both Japanese and American media. In Japan, Kane is considered gaijin tarento (foreign talent) due to his Nisei (second generation) foreign born heritage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kane Kosugi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Godzilla: Final Wars
(2004)
Katsunori Kazama
War
(2007)
Temple Garden Warrior
DOA: Dead or Alive
(2006)
Ryu Hayabusa
Who Am I?
(1998)
Takeshi
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
(2013)
Nakabara
Terra Formars
(2016)
God Lee
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
(2014)
Kazuya
Black Eagle
(1988)
Brian Tani
One Night in Bangkok
(2020)
Japanese Fixer
Zero Tolerance
(2015)
Kane
9 Deaths of the Ninja
(1985)
Kane
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
(1999)
Ryû (voice)
Revenge of the Ninja
(1983)
Kane Osaki
Pray for Death
(1985)
Takeshi Saito
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