Ken Kaneko Explained

Ken Kaneko
Native Name:金子 賢
Birth Date:19 October 1976
Birth Place:Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Other Names:DJ KEN KANEKO
Height Cm:183
Known For:Gokusen, Kids Return
Alma Mater:Senior High School affiliated to Tokyo Metropolitan University
Occupation:Actor, tarento, former martial artist, disc jockey
Agent:Platinum Production
Years Active:1993-present

is a Japanese actor, TV personality and former mixed martial artist. He is currently employed by Platinum Production. His blood type is O.

Ken Kaneko is best known for his role in the Takeshi Kitano film Kids Return (1996), in which he and Masanobu Andō portrayed a couple of high school dropouts trying to find purpose and direction in life. He was also a mixed martial artist in the Welterweight division and fought Charles Bennet in Pride FC Shockwave 2005.[1]

Filmography

Films

Television drama

Television animation

Awards

Mixed martial arts record

Weight:161lb
Weight Class:Welterweight
Style:Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Years Active:2005–2006
Fighting Out Of:Tokyo, Japan
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:1

|-| Loss| align=center| 0–3| Andy Ologun| Decision (unanimous)| K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Osaka, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–2| Hideo Tokoro| Submission (Armbar)| K-1 Hero's 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:50| Yokohama, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Charles Bennett| Submission (Armbar)| Pride FC Shockwave 2005| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:14| Saitama, Japan| |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ken-Kaneko-14810 Ken Kaneko
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116767/awards?ref_=tt_awd Kids Return (1996) Awards
  3. Web site: http://www.producer.or.jp/elandor/elandor.html. ja:エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧. List of Élan d'Or awardee. 18 August 2018. All Nippon Producers Association. Japanese.