Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城 武, romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), born October 11, 1973, is an actor of mixed heritage – his father is Japanese Okinawan and his mother is of Taiwanese descent.
Kaneshiro is a common Okinawan family name. In Kanji, 金城 is Kaneshiro and 武 is Takeshi (given name), with Japanese readings. He appears as 金城 武 (Kaneshiro Takeshi) on Japanese media.
Although Kaneshiro is not a Chinese surname,...
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Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese and Chinese: 金城 武, romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), born October 11, 1973, is an actor of mixed heritage – his father is Japanese Okinawan and his mother is of Taiwanese descent.
Kaneshiro is a common Okinawan family name. In Kanji, 金城 is Kaneshiro and 武 is Takeshi (given name), with Japanese readings. He appears as 金城 武 (Kaneshiro Takeshi) on Japanese media.
Although Kaneshiro is not a Chinese surname, the first Kanji of the word Kaneshiro coincides with the Chinese surname Jin 金. Since personal names are commonly written in Chinese characters (i.e. Kanji) in both Chinese and Japanese naming convention, with surnames placing before family names. This gives Kaneshiro the freedom of choice to whether distinguish himself as a Japanese or not when working in Chinese speaking countries, just by preserving or removing the space between his surname and given name.
When credited in Japanese works, a space is obeserved between the second and third...
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