A henchman working for Kakihara. He recognizes Ichi from a previous encounter and saves him from an attacker, motivated by a past experience where he was similarly rescued by the yakuza.
Kaneko is Takeshi's father, a relationship central to the climax.
Kaneko intervenes to protect Ichi from Kakihara's men.
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