Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武 Kaneshiro Takeshi) is a Japanese-Taiwanese actor/model/singer of mixed heritage – his father is Ryukyuan and his mother is Taiwanese. He speaks Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien and English. In 1992 Kaneshiro made his singing debut, entering the business with the nickname Aniki, meaning 'older brother' in Japanese. He made his professional singing debut in 1992. In 1994 he starred in his second film, the critically acclaimed Chungking Express from director Wong Kar-wai.