Kane Kosugi

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Kosugi as Ryu Hayabusa in DOA: Dead or Alive

Kane Takeshi Kosugi (小杉ケイン, born October 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese-American martial artist and actor. He is the son of martial arts star Sho Kosugi.

Since 1983, Kosugi has appeared in various roles as a voice actor for video games, stunt actor in movies, and character actor in both English-language and Japanese-language films. His first movie, Revenge of the Ninja, had him playing the son of his real life father, Sho. He even kept his real name in the movie. He has also been in other movies starring his father as well.

In 1995, he starred in "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger" as Jiraiya, the Black ranger of the team better known as "Ninja Black" He was the only member of the Kakuranger team, and possible the only ranger in Sentai history, to speak fluent English. Saban would later use footage of the series in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

In Japan, Kosugi is known as a gaijin tarento.

He can be seen regularly on the NHK children's program Karada de Asobo (体で遊ぼ), which is an exercise show. He also does commercial spots for vitamin drinks and regularly appears on a physical challenge show called Kinniku Oukoku (筋肉王国).

He has a brother, Shane, who also makes occasional appearances on Kinniku Oukoku.

[edit] Selected Filmography

Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
Pray for Death (1985)
Who Am I? (1997)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

[edit] Trivia

Speaks English and Japanese
Is 5'11¼" (1.81 m)
Appeared in Godzilla: Final Wars as M-Facility Soldier Katsunori Kazama. The actor who played Godzilla in the film, Tsutomu Kitagawa, played Ninja Black in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, the alter-ego of Kane Kosugi's character.