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Kane Kosugi
Known for: ActingKane 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.
Filmography 28
One Last Shot
as Lee 
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
as Jiraiya 
Zero Woman 2
as Ken 
War
as Temple Garden Warrior 
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
as Hanzo Hattori 
DOA: Dead or Alive
as Ryu Hayabusa 
Terra Formars
as God Lee 
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
as Nakabara 
Bang
as Momo 
Godzilla: Final Wars
as Katsunori Kazama 
Zero Tolerance
as Kane 
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
as Ken-ichi Kai / Ultraman 
Revenge of the Ninja
as Kane Osaki 
One Night in Bangkok
as Japanese Fixer 
Black Eagle
as Brian Tani 
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
as Kazuya 
The Driver
as The Rider 
Seek
as Sojiro Kotsuki 
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
as Ryû (voice) 
9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Kane 
Cat's Eye
as Black Flag 
Super Sentai World
as Ninja Black (voice) 
Pray for Death
as Takeshi Saito 
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Act Three - Middle-Aged Struggles
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black 
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black 
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black 
Bloat
as Ryan Aoki 
Choy Lee Fut
as Mo Tin Siu Cho / Takeda Shosa