Kane Kosugi
Also Known As: Kane Takeshi Kosugi, 小杉 健, こすぎ たけし, ケイン・タケシ・コスギ, ケイン・コスギ
Biography: Kane 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, U.S.A
Birthday: October 11, 1974
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Gender: Male
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War
Overview: FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-24
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DOA: Dead or Alive
Overview: Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-07
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Journey of Honor
Overview: The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-27
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Pray for Death
Overview: Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American heritage, they pack up and head for Houston, Texas and run a restaurant. This is where the trouble begins....
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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Baton
Overview: Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.
Genres: Action Animation Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-04-28
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The Fighting King
Overview: A drama filled battle that goes beyond acting unfolds!
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-03-11
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The Fighting King 2
Overview: An even more radical battle takes place!
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-10
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Godzilla: Final Wars
Overview: Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-12-04
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Zero Woman
Overview: A gang of young thieves try to rob a mob boss, but their heist is interrupted by an officer of the Tokyo Police Department's elite Zero Division. They get away with the loot, but the officer, a beautiful, more-than-slightly psychotic young woman who also happens to be an excellent shot, is tracking them down. To bring the case to a successful conclusion, she must deal with rival crime gangs, small- time crooks, and the wavering loyalties of her own partner.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-05
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Good Morning, Sleeping Lion 2
Overview: In this sequel, Kazuma Kujo returns as he transitions from entertainment manager to an "apprentice chef", who now works in a food truck! He helps a girl named Akane Yuzuki achieves her dream to become a first class chef, thus forming this new comical, but fiery duo!
Genres: TV Movie Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-07-16
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Revenge of the Ninja
Overview: After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the greatest battle he has ever been involved in.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-07
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Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
Overview: Increasingly disturbed by the dark energies building within him, Ryu is confronted by Shun, a boy claiming to be the brother he never knew. But before Ryu can consider whether Shun's timely appearance might be more than coincidental, Shun is kidnapped by Shadowlaw. To recover Shun, Ryu must undertake the ultimate journey of self-discovery and learn to control the power threatening to consume him.
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-12-22
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Fight the Fight
Overview: Having taken his father's advice, one man decides to return home in pursuit of a fresh start. While training at his father's martial arts school, he learns that his father has given consent to sell the school to a rival martial arts school.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2011-03-31
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Black Eagle
Overview: One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-01
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9 Deaths of the Ninja
Overview: A trio of specialized soldiers is called in to stop a group of drug traffickers who have hijacked a busload of tourists in the Philippines and threaten to kill them all if one of their companions is not released from jail and the government does not stop its anti-drug policies.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-15
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Coweb
Overview: Mandy slaves away at two jobs struggling to support her family while dreaming about resurrecting her father's martial arts academy, a once famous school now forgotten since an accident took his leg.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-05-01
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Cat's Eye
Overview: Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-30
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Overview: Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-27
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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie
Overview: When a young boy is kidnapped, his older sister asks the Kakuranger to rescue him.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-04-16
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Muscle Heat
Overview: In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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The Driver
Overview: After a plague of the undead decimates human life on Earth, a former hit man (Mark Dacascos), his wife, and daughter live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons a swarm of the undead. They escape and must seek out the Haven, a rumored sanctuary up north, while the father teaches his daughter to shoot, drive, and survive before time runs out.
Genres: Horror Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-25
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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Super Video: The Hidden Scroll
Overview: The video has the five Kakurangers listing off the five keys of being a ninja as found in a hidden scroll locked in their secret headquarters.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-02-01
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筋トレサラリーマン 中山筋太郎
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-09-28
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Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
Overview: The team-up between Choriki Sentai Ohranger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Its footage was used for the Power Rangers Zeo episodes Rangers of Two Worlds I & II.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-08
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Super Sentai World
Overview: The film involves the team-up of five different Super Sentai teams (Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, Chōjin Sentai Jetman, and Chikyū Sentai Fiveman), who must defend the planet Earth from the evil demon Emperor Daidas. In addition to the five Sentai teams, the film also features Shiro Izumi, who played Yūma Ōzora in Dengeki Sentai Changeman and Burai in Zyuranger, as Masato, a young man who witnesses the Emperor's weak point with his sister Ayumi. Masato and Ayumi also appear in Kamen Rider World, linking the two movies. The narration was provided by Hironori Miyata, the narrator from Dairanger.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-08-06
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Kamen Rider Revice The Movie: Battle Familia
Overview: The Igarashi siblings travel to the forbidden Area 666 to rescue airjacking victims (including their parents!) from the dangerous criminal known as Azuma, who wishes to judge the fate of humanity himself.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-07-22
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Kamen Rider Revice The Movie Spin-Off: Birth of Chimera
Overview: The origin story of Nozomu Otani, a young man who inherits the powers of Kamen Rider Chimera from his friend Ryu Mukai. This special serves as a prequel to the events of Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-07-22
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Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Overview: A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and kidnapped by an underground crime organization and, soon after, turned into a ruthless assassin. During a mission to assassinate a man named Brian Fury, Kazuya finds that his target harbors clues to his true identity. With the help of Fury and a female assassin, Kazuya follows the clues, leading him to the lab of his reoccurring flashbacks. Here, he will finally confront his past and the ominous man of his nightmares - Heihachi Mishima, face the ultimate betrayal, and learn the truth about who, and what, he really is.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-21
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Who Am I?
Overview: A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-01-17
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Zero Tolerance
Overview: Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-01
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Terra Formars
Overview: With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-29
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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: The Fights of Middle Age
Overview: The Kakurangers are now middle-aged adults in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger's 30th anniversary special!
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-08-04
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战·无双
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Original Language: zh
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One Night in Bangkok
Overview: A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop, it's too late to walk away. Meanwhile, an offbeat police detective races to decode the string of slayings before more blood is spilled.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-25
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Seek
Overview: Kyohei Aizawa, an assassin for a covert non-governmental espionage group in Japan called "四十九" or "SEEK", is grieving over the loss of his girlfriend from a tragic plane accident. The leader of “SEEK”,Ryo Mikumo, contacts him for an emergency mission; save a fellow agent, recover a new highly explosive liquid called “RDX@“, stop a ruthless Yakuza leader, Sojiro Kotsuki, and his gang before they take over Japan. Although the Ninjas were thought to have disappeared...the new breed of assassins live on helping to protect Japan and all that is right; the Ninjas are coming soon.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
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