Kane Kosugi

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Kane Kosugi (born October 11, 1974 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actor .

life and career

Kane Kosugi has both Japanese and Chinese roots. His father is Shō Kosugi , who became known as an actor in various ninja films in the 1980s . His nickname is therefore also "Son of the Dragon" (son of the dragon). At the age of one and a half, he began martial arts training under the guidance of his father. Like his father, Kane Kosugi also trained some martial arts , including Judo , Karate , Kendo , Ninjutsu , Tae Kwon Do and Wu Shu . As a child, he won 176 trophies in various sports. His father had him appear in a number of films as a young actor, for example in The Return of the Ninja at the age of eight, in 1984 in the television series The Ninja Master and in 1988 alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in Red Eagle . His younger brother Shane Kosugi also starred in many of these films .

After Kosugi graduated from high school , he and his family moved to Japan. His father encouraged him further by having him appear in two films he directed. Kosugi then appeared in the television series Ninja sentai Kakurenjâ . He then began a career in Japanese television, where he appeared in various shows and also shot a number of commercials. Jackie Chan is one of his sponsors , who made him take part in the 1997 production of Jackie Chan's Nobody . Kosugi had a cameo there and learned quite a bit about filmmaking as such.

In 2002, Kosugi took on the lead role in the action film Muscle Heat , which finally made him a star in Japan. He then had roles in Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), DOA - Dead or Alive (2006), War (2007) with Jet Li and Jason Statham, and Ninja - Path of Vengeance (2013).

Private life

Kosugi had a long relationship with professional golfer Riko Higashio , who later married actor Ishida Junichi . Kosugi has been married to a woman from Hong Kong since 2009. He and his father Shō Kosugi have been falling out for a long time. Kosugi had envisaged him as his successor in the Sho Kosugi Institute, a school for drama and martial arts, which Kane Kosugi rejected because of his film career.

Kosugi is involved in the Make-A-Wish Foundation and in the Paralympics .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1982 Revenge of the Ninja
  • 1984: The Master Ninja (The Master, TV series)
  • 1985: The 1000 Eyes of the Ninja (Pray or Death)
  • 1985: Nine Deaths of the Ninja
  • 1988: Red Eagle (Black Eagle)
  • 1991: Shogun Mayeda (Journey of Honor)
  • 1993: The Fighting King (Za kakuto oh)
  • 1993: Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (TV series)
  • 1994: Ninja sentai Kakurenjâ (TV series)
  • 1995: Zero Woman 2
  • 1997: Cat's Eye
  • 2002: Muscle Heat (Massuru hîto)
  • 2004: Godzilla: Final Wars (Gojira: Final Wars)
  • 2006: DOA - Dead or Alive (DOA: Dead or Alive)
  • 2007: Was
  • 2013: Ninja : Shadow of a Tear
  • 2014: Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Raj Khedun: Interview with Kane Kosugi. KungfuKingdom.com, December 29, 2013, accessed November 20, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b Proile. (No longer available online.) Official website, archived from the original on January 5, 2015 ; Retrieved November 20, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kanekosugi.com
  3. ↑ Albert Valentin: Kane KOSUGI. (No longer available online.) Kungfucinema.com, archived from the original on November 29, 2014 ; Retrieved November 20, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kungfucinema.com
  4. ↑ Shane Kosugi. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
  5. ↑ david j. moore: Interview with Kane Kosugi. Oulawvern.com, accessed November 20, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Happy News to End the Year. Japan Zone Entertainment News, December 31, 2009, accessed November 20, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Kosugi, Kane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States