Hong Kong director Peter Chan discloses why Takeshi Kaneshiro is not acting nowadays


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Takeshi Kaneshiro has not been in a movie since the 2017 romantic comedy 'This Is Not What I Expected'. Photo: Handout

Japanese-Taiwanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is not very keen on making movies nowadays, according to Hong Kong film director Peter Chan.

Chan, 59, was explaining why Kaneshiro, who turns 49 in October, has been missing from the big screen for a long time.

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