Kane Kosugi
Born October 11, 1974 (Age: 51)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Ninja Wars - Black Fox vs Shogun's Ninja
2026
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as Hanzo Hattori
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Age: 51
Bloat
2025
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as Ryan Aoki
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Age: 50
天监师之末法时代
2018
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as
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Age: 43
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013
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as Nakabara
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Age: 39
War
2007
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as Temple Garden Warrior
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Age: 32
DOA: Dead or Alive
2006
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as Ryu Hayabusa
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Age: 31
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
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as Katsunori Kazama
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Age: 30
Muscle Heat
2002
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as Joe Jinno
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Age: 28
Who Am I?
1998
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as Commando
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Age: 23
Cat's Eye
1997
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as Black Flag
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Age: 22
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
1996
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as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
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Age: 21
The Fighting King 2
1994
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as
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Age: 19
The Fighting King
1994
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as
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Age: 19
Journey of Honor
1991
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as Yorimune
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Age: 16
Black Eagle
1988
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as Brian Tani
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Age: 13
9 Deaths of the Ninja
1985
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as Kane
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Age: 10
Pray for Death
1985
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as Takeshi Saito
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Age: 10
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
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as Kane Osaki
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Age: 8