Kane Kosugi
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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.
Known for
Credits
Zero Woman 2 (1995)
as Ken
Who Am I? (1998)
as Commando
War (2007)
as Temple Garden Warrior
Bang (2025)
as Momo
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
as Nakabara
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
as Ryu Hayabusa
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
as Katsunori Kazama
The Driver (2019)
as The Rider
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (2014)
as Kazuya
Seek (2025)
as Sojiro Kotsuki
One Night in Bangkok (2020)
as Japanese Fixer
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja (2026)
as Hanzo Hattori
Terra Formars (2016)
as God Lee
Black Eagle (1988)
as Brian Tani
Zero Tolerance (2015)
as Kane
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994)
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
as Kane Osaki
One Last Shot (—)
as Lee
Cat's Eye (1997)
as Black Flag
Choy Lee Fut (2011)
as Mo Tin Siu Cho / Takeda Shosa
Kamen Rider Revice the Movie Spin-Off: Birth of Chimera (2022)
as Azuma
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999)
as Ryû (voice)
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger (1996)
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
Muscle Heat (2002)
as Joe Jinno
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: The Fights of Middle Age (2024)
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black
The Fighting King (1994)
Actor
9 Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
as Kane
The Fighting King 2 (1994)
Actor
Pray for Death (1985)
as Takeshi Saito
Super Sentai World (1994)
as Ninja Black (voice)
Bloat (2025)
as Ryan Aoki
Kamen Rider Revice the Movie: Battle Familia (2022)
as Azuma / Kamen Rider Daimon
Coweb (2009)
as Song Li-Shan
Journey of Honor (1991)
as Yorimune
Good Morning, Sleeping Lion 2 (2024)
as Kurotora
Baton (2009)
as Saturn (voice)
战·无双 (—)
as Song Li Shan - Ho Kwun's Partner
筋トレサラリーマン 中山筋太郎 (2023)
Actor
天监师之末法时代 (2018)
Actor
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Super Video: The Hidden Scroll (1995)
as Jiraiya / Ninja Black