Kane Kosugi
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Who Am I?
as Commando 1998
DOA: Dead or Alive
as Ryu Hayabusa 2006
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
as Nakabara 2013
Godzilla: Final Wars
as Katsunori Kazama 2004
Terra Formars
as God Lee 2016
Black Eagle
as Brian Tani 1988
One Night in Bangkok
as Japanese Fixer 2020
Revenge of the Ninja
as Kane Osaki 1983
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
as Ryû (voice) 2001
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
as Kazuya 2014
Zero Tolerance
as Kane 2015
Dead Driver
as The Rider 2019
9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Kane 1985
Pray for Death
as Takeshi Saito 1985
Bang
as Momo 2025
Bloat
as Ryan Aoki 2025