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Other Japanese productions include Space Travelers and Returner. Kaneshiro appeared in his first Japanese film Misty in 1996, and was followed by Japanese-produced The Sleepless Town directed by Lee Chi-ngai.

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He then collaborated with actress Kuroki Hitomi in the popular series Golden Bowl.

In 2000, he made the hit television series Love 2000 with renowned Japanese actress Nakayama Miho.

Subsequently, he was invited to participate in a number of Japanese television dramas including Miracle on a Holy Night, Tunnel, God! Please Give Me More Time! and many others. Creative collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai followed in Chungking Express and Fallen Angels, and with director Lee Chi-ngai in Lost and Found brought him to the attention of the Japanese media as he enjoyed enormous popularity in Japan. He began to make appearances in Hong Kong films in 1993, and his first film role was in The Executioners directed by Johnnie To Kei-fung. Seeing potential in Kaneshiro, a record company took him under its wing, and he recorded his first solo album in 1992. Advertising agents discovered Kaneshiro when he was just fifteen, and he proceeded to make a number of commercials. He has both Chinese and Japanese parentage, and he was educated and brought up in Taiwan. Takeshi Kaneshiro was born in Taiwan in 1973. Favorite Singers: Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Beyond, Michael Jackson, Guns N Roses.Personality: Shy, quiet, introverted, easy-going, sensitive, keeps worries to himself, can be stubborn if he really believes in something, hates crowds.Education: Taipei Japanese School (Elementary) then Gaoxong Prep School (High School) then Taipei American School (High School: 9th-11th Grade) then dropped out.Languages: Japanese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, Cantonese and English.Family: Parents - Divorced, Father remarried, Japanese father, Taiwanese mother of Chinese descent and 2 older brothers (1 brother is a half-sibling from his mothers previous marriage who is about 7 years older, 2nd brother is about 1 year older).