Kim Thanh Vu: A handsome man with a strange personality, left the city to return to the countryside to farm, now hard to recognize

With his handsome appearance and acting talent, Kim Thanh Vu quickly became an A-list star after a few projects. But at the peak of his career, he "left the city to return to the countryside" to work in the fields.

Handsome man with beautiful eyes "steals the hearts" of female fans

Born on October 11, 1973, Kaneshiro Takeshi or Kim Thanh Vu is a mixed-race chil.d with a Taiwanese mother and a Japanese businessman father of Okinawan descent. Although he has Japanese nationality, he grew up in Taipei, where he had a quiet and lonely childhood.

At the ag.e of 15, his outstanding appearance with deep, expressive eyes, delicate features and quiet demeanor helped Takeshi attract the attention of the media. Starting his career as an advertising model, he quickly entered the entertainment industry.

At the ag.e of 19, Takeshi released his debut album under the stage name Aniki, trying his hand at both music and acting. At this time, he was remembered by many as a handsome man with outstanding beauty, singing profound love songs.

Despite being one of the "Four Little Heavenly Kings of Taiwan" in the 90s, along with Jimmy Lin, Su You Peng, and Nicky Wu, music could not hold Takeshi back for long. He quickly realized that the stage was not the place for him to shine - the big screen was.

Launch pad from great directors

The most important milestone in Takeshi's career came in 1994, when he was chosen by director Wong Kar-wai to play the leading roles in "Chungking Express" and "Fallen Angel". Under Mr. Wong's poetic lens, the beauty of the half-Japanese handsome man was not only limited to his appearance but also carried the depth of a character with a complex inner life.

The audience at that time was not only stunned by his "absolutely cinematic" face but also haunted by Takeshi's sad eyes - eyes that Wong Kar-wai once said: "There is a whole life inside them".

From the mid-90s to the early 2000s, Takeshi became a familiar face in a series of famous works: House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou), Red Cliff (John Woo), If You Love (Kevin Chan)... He was considered a "box office guarantee" in many markets from Hong Kong, mainland China to Japan and Taiwan.

Takeshi's prolific film career has been recognized with a series of prestigious awards: the Golden Bauhinia Awar.d (1995), nomination for Best Actor at the 54th Golden Horse Film Festival, and being honored in the Top 10 International Actors of the Decade at the Green Planet Awards (2010).

Journey to the origin

Although he became famous in Hong Kong and Mainland China, Takeshi never forgot his homeland. Since 1995, the actor began appearing in Japanese television dramas, notably "The Miracle on a Christmas Night" and reached his peak in the land of cherry blossoms with the role of Ishikawa Keigo in "God, Please Give Me More Time" (1998), co-starring with Fukada Kyoko.

Following that success, Takeshi made his mark with TV series such as Love (2000), The Golden Bowl (2002) and famous movies: Returner, Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Deat.h, K-20: Legend of the Mask... In his father's homeland, he was not very active but maintained an important position in the public's heart thanks to his sophisticated acting, standard Japanese speaking ability and calm, kind lifestyle.

Not in the glamorous world

Takeshi is not only attractive because of his talent, but also because of his secrecy. He does not use social media, and rarely appears in public except for movie promotions. During his 3 decades of artistic activities, the handsome man has never been involved in any scanda.l - a rare thing in Asian showbiz.

In an NHK documentary filmed in Antarctica, while watching penguins preparing to leave their flock, Takeshi, then 27 years old, quietly said: "That penguin is so lonely. It's a bit like me, because I've always been lonely like that."

However, loneliness is not what makes Takeshi sad. On the contrary, it is a choice to live. He became a monk in India in 1997, lives simply, loves nature and animals, often paints, reads books, travels, and meditates.

Odd personality hinders progress

It is not for nothing that in 3 decades of acting, Takeshi has had less than 40 film projects, especially in 2017. Director Chan Ke Tan also had a "headache" because of the "muse's" difficult personality. According to him, Takeshi is not very passionate about acting and has 100 reasons to refuse a project he does not like. That could be because the film crew does not have Internet, or the place is lacking signal, bumpy and unsafe.

In addition to movies, the Japanese-American handsome man also enjoys his "reclusive" life. However, his capricious personality makes many teams in the industry hesitant to cooperate. There were even audiences who spoke up to "accuse" the 7X actor of being fake when meeting him in real life, not the "pure and innocent" type he built.

In the past few years, Takeshi has been living almost outside the film industry. He has not accepted any new projects, choosing to "hide" in the noisy entertainment industry. However, there are still audiences hoping that the 7X actor will agree to a film and return to acting in the near future.

At the press conference for the 2024 live show, Tran Thang revealed Takeshi's current life. He shared that he had not been in direct contact with the actor for a long time, but through a friend, he learned that Takeshi was taking care of a farm. "Perhaps, he has returned to his original hobby of farming, taking care of flowers, and looking at plants," the singer said.

The idea of farming has been ingrained in the House of Flying Daggers star for a long time. He once shared that besides acting, a life close to the fields and gardens has always been his choice, he longs for a simple life and stays away from the complications of fame.

In a 2008 interview with Elle Men while promoting "Red Cliff," Takeshi said that if he had lived during the Three Kingdoms period, he would not have been a general but would have wanted to be a farmer. "I would have grown crops, raised cows, and raised pigs. If I saw smoke and fire from afar, I would have shouted to alert everyone and pretended to be dead," the actor joked.

Icon without light

In the entertainment world that loves to show off, Takeshi quietly walks with his own passion and principles in life. He does not need the spotlight to stand out - because his personality, talent and unique cinematic temperament are enough to carve his name into the history of Asian cinema.

When asked about his final wish, the handsome man once said: "I don't need anyone to praise me. As long as people remember me through my roles, that's enough." For the audience who loves him, perhaps that's not too difficult - because his sad, expressive eyes have become an indispensable part of their memories.

Even though he is no longer actively involved in the arts, Takeshi is still often mentioned by the media as an Asian "beauty icon". He has been listed many times in the list of 100 most handsome faces in Asia - Pacific, a rare man who is respected by both audiences and critics.

At the ag.e of over 50, when most of his male contemporaries have retired or turned to television, Takeshi is still an admired icon. Whenever a "muse" of Asian cinema is mentioned, his name is always mentioned first. However, in rare images, the handsome man of the past has clearly shown signs of decline, no longer the person who makes millions of female fans scream loudly every time they meet.

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