Kane Kosugi is an American martial artist and martial arts actor. His real name is Takeshi Kosugi . He is the son of martial arts film star Sho Kosugi. In Japan, Kosugi is considered gaijin tarento (foreign talent) due to his Nisei (second generation foreign born) heritage.
Career[]
Since 1983, Kane Kosugi has been a voice actor for video games, stunt actor in movies, and character actor in both English and Japanese films. In his first movie, Revenge of the Ninja, he played the son of his real life father, Sho Kosugi.
With the intention of following in his father's footsteps, Kane trained to become a martial arts actor. Kane has an extensive martial arts background in wushu, ninjutsu, taekwondo, karate, judo and kendo.
Kane competed on show SASUKE (known in America as Ninja Warrior) for several years.
Personal Life[]
Kane has a brother, Shane, who has made occasional appearances on Kinniku Banzuke (known on G4 as Unbeatable Bansuke). He was also romantically involved with female golfer Riko Higashio, but they broke up in 2005. In December 2009, Kane married a woman from Hong Kong.
There was a rift between him and his father when Kosugi chose to persue his career in Japanese television instead of help his father run schools, but since he attended Kane's wedding, it is possible they have since reconciled.
His wife gave birth to their daughter on March 5, 2019.[1]
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero | Kenichi Kai | |
| 2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Ultraman Powered[2][3] | English dub voice Chapter 1 "The Beginning" |
| 2023 | Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | English dub voice |
Other Roles[]
- Revenge of the Ninja - Kane Osaki
- The Master - Bobby
- 9 Deaths of the Ninja - Kane Yamada
- Pray for Death - Takeshi Saito
- The Fighting King - Ken Ōshiro
- The Fighting King 2 - Ken Ōshiro
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger - Jiraiya/Ninja Black
- Legend of St. Dragon - Daisaku Sendō
- Street Fighter Alpha - Ryu (Japanese voice)
- Godzilla: Final Wars - Kazama
- Coweb - Song Li-shan
- Baton - Satan (voice)
- Timeless - Kane
- Choy Lee Fut - Shōsa Takeda
- The Top Fair - Officer Kane
- Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia - Azuma/Kamen Rider Daimon
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Kosugi is the first actor who has portrayed an Ultraman, a Super Sentai Ranger and a Kamen Rider. Aside from his role as Kenichi Kai / Ultraman Powered, he also played Jiraiya / Ninja-Black in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and Azuma / Kamen Rider Daimon in a Kamen Rider Revice movie. The second actor is Masashi Taniguchi.
- Kane's appearance on Sasuke marks him as the first Tokusatsu actor, Ultraman actor, and American to ever compete on the show. Raiga Terasaka is the latest.
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