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Ken Kaneko portrait

Ken Kaneko

2 films

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.

Where to Start with Ken Kaneko

Ken Kaneko appears in 2 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Kids Return, Secret, a strong place to start exploring Ken Kaneko's drama work.

Kids Return 6.9

Kids Return

1996
Secret 6.9

Secret

1999

Ken Kaneko: Drama Films 2

Kids Return 6.9

Kids Return

1996
Secret 6.9

Secret

1999

Frequent Collaborators

Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano 1 film together Masanobu Ando Masanobu Ando 1 film together Leo Morimoto Leo Morimoto 1 film together Hatsuo Yamaya Hatsuo Yamaya 1 film together Mitsuko Oka Mitsuko Oka 1 film together Yuko Daike Yuko Daike 1 film together