
Ken Kaneko
Acting
Born: October 19, 1976
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Also Known As
- Kaneko Ken
- 카네코 켄
- 金子 賢
- かねこ けん
- 김자현
- DJ KEN KANEKO
Known For

Blade of the Immortal
April 29, 2017

Kids Return
July 27, 1996

Gokusen
April 17, 2002

Secret
September 15, 1999

SPEC ~ First Blood
October 08, 2010

Strawberry Night
January 25, 2013

Snakes & Lizards
April 24, 2006

Ice World
October 11, 1999

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
July 15, 1995

Haken no Hinkaku
January 10, 2007

Nagai Nagai Satsujin
May 31, 2008

Making-of Kids Return
December 31, 1996