Takeshi Kaneshiro fans

Now here's a topic

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:24:24 GMT

He has one perfect nose, am I right?

First one in Asia at that

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:48:34 GMT

Takeshi takes it off

Look out ladies and gents. Chisel-faced Takeshi Kaneshiro will show off his chiseled abs as the first Asian model for Emporio Armani Underwear. "[Kaneshiro] is a film and style icon in Asia where his fame transcends cultures both East and West," Giorgio Armani told Vogue (UK). "His sense of effortless style is very contemporary and sophisticated and together with his good look makes him the ideal testimonial for Emporio Armani." The advertising campaign will run in autumn/winter 2008-2009. --Ana La O'

Source

Pix nao, plz. ♥

Behold!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:51:11 GMT

As he basks away in Italy.

I can't be the only one who thinks he looks pooped?

And here it is!!

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:05:12 GMT

My Takeshi mood theme!!

If the link expires, let me know and I'll re-upload it for you. Don't mind the picture I used for thirsty. And for accomplished.

Credit is wonderful, by the way. ^_^

Woo!!

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:49:17 GMT

NEW ONIMUSHA NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

=D =D =D =D

Whether he will be Sammy in the movie is still up in the air but CAPCOM has confirmed that the live-action Onimusha movie will be released in 2011.

At least it's not AS confusing any longer. 'course, I'm probably the only Onimusha dork here?

Still need more people to participate

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:34:40 GMT

Contest is still on-going for the Sweet Rain mini poster giveaway!

Tell yer friends!

Also, looking for translators (I'm doing my best with translating). I know my forums are quiet. Post randomly. I won't ban you if you do. My Takeshi mood theme is coming along nicely. Speaking of, it seems like nearly half of the pictures for any mood theme featuring him can come from HOFD.

Staring contest tiem?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:49 GMT

Could ya win one against him if he were looking at you like this?

WOW!!

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:07:02 GMT

9 minute Red Cliff trailer here.

Holy cheesy peezy!!

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:33:29 GMT

Onimusha movie news is getting much more confusing. You can read about it here.

Also, due to fulfilling contractual obligations in Japan, he couldn't be present at Cannes.

Soundtrack

Mon, 19 May 2008 05:17:09 GMT

Does anyone know where I can purchase the Perhaps Love soundtrack? (I already tried Yesasia.com) Thanks!

So then

Sat, 17 May 2008 21:29:05 GMT

One day, I came across this picture:

and I thought to myself right away, does that say RPD??

So, one day, while surfing YouTube, I came across a "making-of" video, JAA in Taiwan. At around, oh let's say.. 3:55, I come across something that made me go wide-eyed and capped it as best I could at 4:01:

THE S.T.A.R.S. PATCH!!

So then, I decided to look up that particular jacket and I was correct: he has the RPD jacket.

All right.. this random entry was random. Carry on..

With a snippet of Onimusha news

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:05:46 GMT

HIS is truly a million-dollar face.

We're talking about Japanese-Taiwanese heart-throb Takeshi Kaneshiro, whose face was reportedly insured for almost NT100 million ($4.4m) recently for a skincare commercial that required him to pose with his cheeks just inches away from a highly-heated light box.

After all, his chiselled good looks are arguably his best assets.

Earlier, while filming Hong Kong director John Woo's upcoming epic Battle Of The Red Cliff, the 35-year-old actor was already said to be playing the most handsome Zhuge Liang ever.

Zhuge Liang is the greatest (but not the most good looking) military strategist of the Three Kingdoms period in China.

Now, Takeshi will go down in Asian cinema history as the most gorgeous God Of Death, in his new Japanese film Accuracy Of Death.

Based on a best-selling novel by Kotaro Isaka, it opens here tomorrow.

He plays Shinigami (God Of Death) Chiba, whose job is to assess a chosen person's life for seven days to decide if he or she should die unexpectedly.

Think of Takeshi as the Asian version of Brad Pitt's Angel Of Death character in Meet Joe Black.

Except that this time, Takeshi would rather you focus on his comic timing than his good looks.

The suave actor told First Magazine: 'I always think about how funny scenes in a movie can be made even more humorous, so I can surprise everyone by saying or doing things that aren't necessarily in the script.

'I'm happy if people watch the film and think I've got a good sense of humour.'

For one thing, Takeshi's character in the film - Chiba - often miscommunicates with humans.

When his first subject, an office lady played by Manami Konishi (Udon, Tenshi No Tamago), laments that 'I know I'm not easy on the eye', he leans forward and squints.

Then, he concludes: 'No, it's not difficult to look at you.'

Chiba also has a cute way of smiling as he rocks his head to music, which he calls humanity's greatest invention.

He is followed wherever he goes by heavy rain and a black dog.

LASTING IMPRESSION

Both left lasting impressions on Takeshi.

In an interview transcript provided by the film's distributor Golden Village, he recalled waiting in vain for the rain to fall, even though the director had deliberately picked the rainy months of April and May for filming last year.

'There were scenes which we tried out artificial rain, but for those times we needed natural rain, we were kept waiting and we hoped that the weather would help us out.'

As for his animal co-star - a female flat-coated retriever named Deere - Takeshi praised her for being well-trained and 'exceptionally' intelligent, cute and obedient.

He added that he tried to bond with her through 'constant touching and hugging'.

Not that she needed any coaxing though. When she first met Takeshi, she reportedly liked him so much that she licked his whole face.

More than just a pretty face though, Takeshi is known to be a devoted actor.

Director Masaya Kakehi, 31, praised the actor's 'incredible dedication' to his craft. Accuracy of Death is the TV director's first movie.

He told First magazine that Takeshi was always ready to get his hands dirty to help set up the rain machines.

The actor also helped pick pop songs from the '80s for first one-third of the film set in 1985.

'He's very detailed and focused, and he's always ready to help out the crew,' said Masaya.

'Personally, I learnt a lot from his advice... He doesn't have any stereotypes about how to approach a film. All he wants to know is what kind of mood the movie is trying to achieve.

'Once he understands that, he'll make suggestions to develop the film along those lines. We didn't use all of his ideas, but I appreciate his input.'

Actress Manami, 30, also raved over how Takeshi was 'very committed' to his role and came up with his own ideas to beef up the story line.

She said: 'Takeshi is very gentlemanly and yet surprisingly humorous.... I was very excited and happy to work with him.'

The good news for Takeshi fans is that you will be seeing a lot more of him in months to come.

RECLUSIVE TO PROLIFIC

Once the most reclusive star in Asia, Takeshi has in recent years become one of the most prolific actors here, churning out one big project after another.

China's main broadcaster CCTV (China Central Television) recently named him the hottest male lead in Asia's movie scene.

Just last December, he was in the war epic Warlords with Andy Lau and Jet Li.

Now there's Accuracy Of Death, which marks his return to Japan's silver screen after six years. His last Japanese film was the sci-fi action flick Returner in 2002.

Then, there is the highly anticipated Battle Of The Red Cliff, which opens here in July.

Come December, Takeshi will transform into Japan's Robin Hood in the movie K-20: Kaijin Niju Menso Den (Fiend with 20 Faces). It co-stars the beautiful Takako Matsu (Hero), who plays a rich man's daughter.

The two stars were seen filming in China's Hengdian and Shanghai last month, but the set was tightly guarded to keep the media out.

Also in the pipeline for Takeshi is the romantic film Waiting. Adapted from a Ha Jin novel, it is about the love story between a married doctor and a young nurse, which takes 18 long years to bear fruit.

No wonder then, he was unable to join his Battle Of The Red Cliff co-stars on their trip to the 61st Cannes International Film Festival, which begins today in southern France.

His manager told reporters that he was busy with work, but did not give details.

Despite his back-to-back filming schedule - which is so packed that he reportedly had no time to spare for the movie version of the popular PlayStation game Onimusha - Takeshi still thinks about retirement.

He told Taiwan's TVBS station earlier this year: 'I keep thinking about retiring from movies, not that I'm sick and tired of this job, but rather, I feel like learning something new.

'So what if I become the most famous star by the time I'm 50 or 60 years old? What does that mean? As a person, I feel I should enjoy the meaning of life.'

But while he is working in showbiz, he hopes to establish his own individualistic style.

'I have my own way of doing things, and that's something I'll never forsake. Maybe I'm not as good as others in terms of acting and performing, but I can win them over with my unique views and opinion.

'I hope to be different from the rest.'

Taken from here.

Glee!!

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:49:25 GMT

This is so cute: a Takeshi dress up doll!!

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:22:09 GMT

[15] Yoon Eun Hye
[04] Bi (Rain)
[23] Buffy, the vampire slayer
[12] First Kiss
[10] Horikita Maki
[08] Kaneshiro Takeshi
[06] Shuji to Akira (Nobuta wo produce prom.)

SAMPLES

( fandom ... )

Contest is still on-going

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:01:30 GMT

for the Sweet Rain mini movie posters. Also, I'll have another contest for two House of Flying Daggers movie cards:

and a third contest, but this time, I'll be testing your Gentle Takeshi knowledge. It's for an extremely hard to find copy of Onimusha 3: Demon Siege for the PC. I have two copies, thinking at least ONE version had the Japanese language track but lo and behold: no.

If you think it's easy for me to give it away.. it's not. More on that later, though. DAH!! I'm crying!!

http://z11.invisionfree.com/expiredpineapple in case you forgot. So, go have fun! Really.. it's quiet!

Spread the word. The more who participate, the better. There are currently only 13 members.. not a good enough chance to win goodies..

Perhaps Love

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:10:05 GMT

I finally saw Perhaps Love. I'm not sure what I think of it. I'd say I liked it, and it has stuck in my head after watching it, but I have some issues with the story and don't think I'd want to watch it again. Then again it was sort of unusual, and Takeshi, immortal Face God that he is, looked lovely. So I think 3 out of 5 stars.

Such an odd combination, this guy. I almost think he's better in oddball roles than in romance ones, but then again he can make the saddest eyes I've ever seen, and who doesn't want to watch him pine all mournful and tragic? Dilemma! Also, every time I hear him speak it's a surprise, because he has a deep voice for so slight a person (except when he sings, heh).

Upcoming projects:
The Warlords - if anyone has U.S. release date information, PLEASE pass it along, because I can't find anything and I'm dying to see it. Takeshi in costume = WIN.

Battle of Red Cliff - near as I can tell, it'll be split in two parts, with part I released just before the Olympics. I guess. Other projects, anyone? I'm kinda jonesing for more Takeshi here. :D

I love Takeshi Kaneshiro

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Hello together,

I'm a big fan from Takeshi Kaneshiro and I would like to talk to people with the same passion :0)
Something about me: I'm 27 years old girl from Germany, my favorite TK movies are "Shanghai Hero" and "The Returner"

I'm looking forward to hear from you!!
Sakuichi

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:12:02 GMT

31 Bleach
21 Kobato
15 d. Gray-man
14 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
12 Kaneshiro Takeshi
03 Miscellaneous

here @ yarinige

Icons

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:24:24 GMT

Hi! I've recently joined livejournal, and this is the first community I've joined. I'm a big Takeshi fan, because ever since watching Chungking Express and Anna Magdalena, I've been obsessed with this guy. He's so cute! There's this boyish charm to him and of course, he's simply an awesome actor. And to start off, here are some icons. I'm using some on my mood theme, but others are welcome to it too.

Preview: , ,

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credit if using! =p

Some icons to share

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:15:05 GMT

---TV Shows
(13) Brothers and Sisters
(14) Grey's Anatomy
(8) House MD
---Movies
(3) Becoming Jane
(5) Harry Potter
(1) Northanger Abbey (2007)
(5) Pride and Prejudice (2005)
---Actors
(4) Cate Blanchett
(3) Josh Holloway
(1) Keira Knightley
(1) Robert Sean Leonard
(4) Matthew MacFadyen
(6) Jennifer Morrison & Jesse Spencer
(7) James & Oliver Phelps
(6) Karl Urban
(7) Takeshi Kaneshiro

Teasers

( The rest over here" )

10 Takeshi Kaneshiro icons

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:57:28 GMT

Sharing some Takeshi icons with you fans! Hope someone will like these.

04. 05. 08.

--> All 10 here...

Mr. Gans wants Takeshi!!

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:02:00 GMT

In the up-coming live-action movie based off the hit franchise Onimusha, Mr. Gans wishes to have Kaneshiro Takeshi for the lead role, as Onimusha was co-created by the Asian heartthrob and that Akechi Samanosuke is modeled after him.

More news here and here. HA!! Him as a drunken Jin in "House of Flying Daggers".

And it's Jean Reno! <-- That one is in French but the other links provide an accurate English translation.

As long as Takeshi is the lead role, I dun care what they do with the story.

(I've x-posted this leik whoa, mostly to gaming communities, and some members have no idea who he is, so that's why I added his full name)

Greetings

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:03:51 GMT

Hi all.
I’m a newbie. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any good sites for Takeshi, especially any places where I could get some screen caps of House of Flying Daggers and Confession of Pain. His hotness is just calling for me to make more icons.
Thanks!

selling

Thu, 31 May 2007 17:57:25 GMT

I'm selling off my Takeshi-Made in Heaven photobook. It's his official one. it's out of print in many stores. so it's very rare.

for more info about it.. here
http://zaza-tk87.livejournal.com/65074.html

trailer for Warlords

Sat, 26 May 2007 22:04:56 GMT

Check out the main website for Takeshi's upcoming "Warlords" with Jet Li and Andy Lau. The trailer's up :D

http://www.warlordsthemovie.com/