Kane Kosugi

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.

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Black Eagle (1988)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Karson
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Jean-Claude Van Damme  •  Doran Clark  •  Bruce French

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Karson
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Jean-Claude Van Damme  •  Doran Clark  •  Bruce French

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Yuen
CAST:  Jaime Pressly  •  Devon Aoki  •  Holly Valance  •  Sarah Carter

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Yuen
CAST:  Jaime Pressly  •  Devon Aoki  •  Holly Valance  •  Sarah Carter

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Rei Kikukawa  •  Don Frye  •  Akira Takarada

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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Masahiro Matsuoka  •  Rei Kikukawa  •  Don Frye  •  Akira Takarada

Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Firstenberg
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Keith Vitali  •  Virgil Frye  •  Arthur Roberts

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Firstenberg
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Keith Vitali  •  Virgil Frye  •  Arthur Roberts

Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999)

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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Kazuya Ichijo  •  Yumi Touma  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Kazuya Ichijo  •  Yumi Touma  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Who Am I? (1998)

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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan  •  Benny Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Michelle Ferre  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Ron Smerczak

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan  •  Benny Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Michelle Ferre  •  Mirai Yamamoto  •  Ron Smerczak

Journey of Honor (1991)

The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  John Rhys-Davies  •  David Essex  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Kane Kosugi

The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  John Rhys-Davies  •  David Essex  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Kane Kosugi

Fight the Fight (2011)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wong Ming-Sing  •  Tommy Law Wai-Tak
CAST:  Sammo Hung  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Ian Powers  •  Yu-Hang To

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wong Ming-Sing  •  Tommy Law Wai-Tak
CAST:  Sammo Hung  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Ian Powers  •  Yu-Hang To

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isaac Florentine
CAST:  Scott Adkins  •  Vithaya Pansringarm  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Tim Man

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isaac Florentine
CAST:  Scott Adkins  •  Vithaya Pansringarm  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Tim Man

Pray for Death (1985)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  James Booth  •  Donna Kei Benz  •  Norman Burton

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  James Booth  •  Donna Kei Benz  •  Norman Burton

Ninja Masters (2009)

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. When Mandy rescues wealthy businessman Ho Kwan from muggers he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiong Xinxin
CAST:  Jiang Luxia  •  Sam Lee  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Eddie Cheung

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. When Mandy rescues wealthy businessman Ho Kwan from muggers he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiong Xinxin
CAST:  Jiang Luxia  •  Sam Lee  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Eddie Cheung

9 Deaths of the Ninja (1985)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emmett Alston
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Brent Huff  •  Emilia Crow  •  Blackie Dammett

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emmett Alston
CAST:  Sho Kosugi  •  Brent Huff  •  Emilia Crow  •  Blackie Dammett

Muscle Heat (2002)

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Ikkei Watanabe  •  Show Aikawa  •  Masaya Kato

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ten Shimoyama
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Ikkei Watanabe  •  Show Aikawa  •  Masaya Kato

Cat's Eye (1997)

Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaizo Hayashi
CAST:  Norika Fujiwara  •  Yuki Uchida  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Jiang Wenli

Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaizo Hayashi
CAST:  Norika Fujiwara  •  Yuki Uchida  •  Izumi Inamori  •  Jiang Wenli

Zero Woman (1995)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Gotô
CAST:  Natsuki Ozawa  •  Saori Iwama  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Hiroyuki Watari

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Gotô
CAST:  Natsuki Ozawa  •  Saori Iwama  •  Kane Kosugi  •  Hiroyuki Watari

War (2007)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip G. Atwell
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Jason Statham  •  John Lone  •  Devon Aoki

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip G. Atwell
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Jason Statham  •  John Lone  •  Devon Aoki

Super Sentai World (1994)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Teruaki Ogawa  •  Satomi Hirose  •  Shun Kawai  •  Kane Kosugi

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Teruaki Ogawa  •  Satomi Hirose  •  Shun Kawai  •  Kane Kosugi

Terra Formars (2016)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hideaki Ito  •  Emi Takei  •  Tomohisa Yamashita  •  Takayuki Yamada

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hideaki Ito  •  Emi Takei  •  Tomohisa Yamashita  •  Takayuki Yamada

Zero Tolerance (2015)

Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Dustin Nguyen  •  Scott Adkins  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Gary Daniels

Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Dustin Nguyen  •  Scott Adkins  •  Sahajak Boonthanakit  •  Gary Daniels

TEKKEN: A Man Called X (2014)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  •  Gary Daniels  •  Charlotte Kirk

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wych Kaosayananda
CAST:  Kane Kosugi  •  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  •  Gary Daniels  •  Charlotte Kirk
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