Takeshi Kaneshiro AKA "Aniki" was born on October 11, 1973 in Taiwan in the Year of the Ox. He is the youngest of three sons from a Japanese father and a Taiwanese mother.

Takeshi considers himself to be Japanese primarily due to his father's lineage and his Japanese name. Although he did not visit Japan until he was 18.

As a highschooler at the Taipei American School, he was constantly teased about his mixed heritage. Poor Takeshi ! :( He left high school his sophmore year to pursue his interest in acting. He had recieved his first taste of show business when began appearing in television commercials.

He then pursued a singing career became an instant success with his debut album "Heartbreaking Night" in 1992. He went on to produce over 10 hit albums! He also composes and writes most of his own songs.(WOW!)

Not only is Aniki a handsome, he is also a multi-talented Actor and Singer and is multi-lingual. He can speak Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, English and one of the Taiwanese dialects fluently. "A hybrid of all things Wonderful". :)

He starred in his first movie "The Executioners" in 1993. Takeshi's movie career "took off" in 1994, with his role as the 'love sick' cop in Wong Kar-Wai's 1994 Movie "Chungking Express". He had recieved very high praise for his acting ability and the movie recieved international acclaim. (Director/Actor Quentin Tarentino endorsed the film and had brought it over to American Shores).

He has a strong work ethic and is always doing projects. Takeshi says modestly, "My ambition right now is to work as hard as I can."

Takeshi's is famous all over Asia especially in Hong Kong, as well as in Taiwan and Japan. He is modest and thankful for his sucesses..... He says, "If you get a role in a Hong Kong movie, your face is seen all over Asia. Hong Kong makes a lot of movies and I was lucky enough to be chosen for one."