Kane Kosugi
Birthday: 1974-10-11 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, U.S.AKane 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
Acting
Role
as Japanese Fixer
as Kazuya
as Nakabara
as Ryu Hayabusa
as Katsunori Kazama
as Joe Jinno
as Ryû (voice)
as Takeshi
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
as Ninja Black (voice)
as Brian Tani
as Takeshi Saito
as Kane Osaki
