FrameThrower · Actors · Takeshi Kaneshiro
Takeshi Kaneshiro
2 films · 266 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1994–2004
Born 11 October 1973 · Taipei, Taiwan
Takeshi Kaneshiro, born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwanese and Japanese actor of mixed heritage – his father is Ryukyuan and his mother is Taiwanese. He speaks Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien and English. Known for his versatile roles in Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Japanese cinema, he gained international recognition for his performances in films like "Chungking Express" (1994), "Fallen Angels" (1995), and "House of Flying Daggers" (2004). In addition to his acting career, Kaneshiro has also released several music albums and has been involved in numerous commercial endorsements. Despite maintaining a relatively private personal life, his talent and enduring popularity have made him a prominent figure in Asian entertainment.
How their films are shot
Measured across 266 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Takeshi takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 47% natural — the look of the work Takeshi takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 266 frames from Takeshi Kaneshiro's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.