About

Known credits:
148
Birthday:
1973-11-27
Place of birth:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Tadanobu Asano

Overview

Tadanobu Asano, born Tadanobu Sato (born November 27, 1973) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin in Mongol. Most recently, Asano appeared as Hogun in the film Thor, based on the Marvel Comics character.

Known for

Acting
2025 Mortal Kombat 2 Actor Lord Raiden N/A
N/A
2024 Ravens Actor Masahisa Fukase N/A
N/A
2024 Broken Rage Actor Inoue 59
Average
2024 The Box Man Actor Fake Doctor N/A
N/A
2024 Kanasando Actor N/A
N/A
2024 The Women in the Lakes Actor N/A
N/A
2024 Shōgun Actor Kashigi Yabushige 84
Very good
2023 Kubi Actor Kuroda Kanbei 59
Average
2023 We're Broke, My Lord! Actor Heihachiro Isogai 59
Average
2022 Mugonkan Actor Kuboshima Seiichiro N/A
N/A
2021 Kate Actor Renji 64
Fair
2021 Mortal Kombat Actor Lord Raiden 69
Fair
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Actor Tanaka Naoki 58
Average
2020 Labyrinth of Cinema Actor Sako 59
Average
2020 Minamata Actor Tatsuo Matsumura 62
Fair
2020 Followers Actor Tamio Mochizuki 69
Fair
2019 Midway Actor Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi 69
Fair
2019 Wolf's Calling Actor Samurai 59
Average
2019 They Say Nothing Stays the Same Actor Regular customer 59
Average
2019 Chiwawa Actor Sakata 59
Average
2018 KASANE –Beauty and Fate– Actor Kingo Habuta 59
Average
2018 Punk Samurai Slash Down Actor Hanro Chayama 58
Average
2018 The Bastard and the Beautiful World Actor Daimon 58
Average
2018 The Outsider Actor Kiyoshi 60
Fair
2018 The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers Actor Christ 59
Average
2017 Detective Yugami Actor Yukimasa Yugami 70
Good
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Actor Hogun 75
Good
2017 Dear Etranger Actor Makoto Tanaka 59
Average
2017 Shinjuku Swan II Actor Masaki Taki 58
Average
2017 A Life Actor Danjo Masao 69
Fair
2016 Silence Actor Interpreter 69
Fair
2016 The Wasted Times Actor Watabe 59
Average
2016 Harmonium Actor Sotaro Yasaka 60
Fair
2015 Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Actor 59
Average
2015 Grasshopper Actor Kujira 58
Average
2015 Journey to the Shore Actor Yusuke 59
Average
2015 Parasyte: Part 2 Actor Goto 62
Fair
2014 Parasyte: Part 1 Actor Goto 63
Fair
2014 Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore Actor The Criminal 59
Average
2014 Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Lupin the 3rd Actor Koichi Zenigata 59
Average
2014 My Man Actor Jungo Kusarino 59
Average
2014 The Long Goodbye Actor Banji Masuzawa 69
Fair
2014 Kiki's Delivery Service Actor Dr. Ishi 59
Average
2013 47 Ronin Actor Lord Kira 61
Fair
2013 The Kiyosu Conference Actor Toshiie Maeda 59
Average
2013 Thor: The Dark World Actor Hogun 65
Fair
2013 Children Who Won’t Die Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
2012 Fly with the Gold Actor Kitagawa 58
Average
2012 The Terminal Trust Actor Noriyuki Takai 59
Average
2012 Dearest Actor Policeman 59
Average
2012 Battleship Actor Captain Yugi Nagata 58
Average
2011 Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special Actor 59
Average
2011 A Flawless Concierge Actor 59
Average
2011 A Ghost of a Chance Actor Kenichi Kido 59
Average
2011 That's The Way!! Actor Fujio Akatsuka N/A
N/A
2011 Thor Actor Hogun 67
Fair
2011 Moonlight Mask Actor Taro Okamoto N/A
N/A
2010 Wandering Home Actor Yasuyuki Tsukahara 59
Average
2010 Vengeance Can Wait Actor Hidenori Yamane 59
Average
2010 42 One Dream Rush Actor N/A
N/A
2010 42 One Dream Rush Actor (segment "For my Dear Dead Dog") 59
Average
2010 Redline Actor Frisbee (voice) 66
Fair
2009 Snow Prince Actor 59
Average
2009 Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi Actor N/A
N/A
2009 SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda Actor N/A
N/A
2009 Villon's Wife Actor Otani 59
Average
2009 Eatrip Actor N/A
N/A
2009 The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Actor Shibasaki 59
Average
2009 Dumbeast Actor Dekogawa 59
Average
2008 Dreaming Awake Actor N/A
N/A
2008 R246 STORY Actor N/A
N/A
2008 Buyusenki Battle Chronicle Actor 59
Average
2008 Kabei: Our Mother Actor Yamazaki Toru 59
Average
2007 Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Actor Genghis Khan / Temüjin 64
Fair
2007 Sad Vacation Actor Kenji Shiraishi 59
Average
2007 The Capricious Robot Actor Mr. N 59
Average
2006 Cross the Lens Actor Self N/A
N/A
2006 Hana Actor Jubei Kanazawa 59
Average
2006 Invisible Waves Actor Kyoji 59
Average
2005 Tokyo Zombie Actor Fujio 58
Average
2005 SORANO Actor N/A
N/A
2005 Funky Forest: The First Contact Actor Masaru Tanaka 59
Average
2005 Portrait of the Wind Actor 59
Average
2005 Takeshis' Actor 59
Average
2005 My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Actor Mizui 59
Average
2005 The Buried Forest Actor San 59
Average
2005 Rampo Noir Actor Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover 59
Average
2004 Vital Actor Hiroshi Takagi 60
Fair
2004 Survive Style 5+ Actor Aman 62
Fair
2004 Café Lumière Actor Hajime Takeuchi 59
Average
2004 The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One Actor (voice) N/A
N/A
2004 The Face of Jizo Actor Mr. Kinoshita 59
Average
2004 The Taste of Tea Actor Ayano Haruno 62
Fair
2004 Tori Actor N/A
N/A
2004 Soul Dancing Actor N/A
N/A
2004 Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Dead End Run Actor 59
Average
2003 Zatoichi Actor Hattori Genosuke 67
Fair
2003 Last Life in the Universe Actor Kenji 61
Fair
2003 My Grandpa Actor S. Nakatoh 59
Average
2003 The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2003 Bright Future Actor Mamoru Arita 59
Average
2003 Iden & Tity Actor 59
Average
2002 Woman of Water Actor Yusaku Miyazawa 59
Average
2001 Ichi the Killer Actor Kakihara 66
Fair
2001 Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Actor Shanao 59
Average
2001 Distance Actor Sakata 59
Average
2001 Electric Dragon 80.000 V Actor Dragon Eye Morrison 60
Fair
2001 Ah-So Graham Norton Actor Self N/A
N/A
2000 Party 7 Actor Okita Souji 59
Average
2000 Kaza-hana Actor Renji Sawashiro 58
Average
1999 Taboo Actor Hyozo Tashiro 60
Fair
1999 One Step on a Mine, It's All Over Actor Taizo Ichinose 59
Average
1999 Hakuchi: The Innocent Actor Isawa 59
Average
1999 Gemini Actor Revenger with Sword 59
Average
1999 Away with Words Actor Asano 59
Average
1998 Document Love & Pop Actor 59
Average
1998 Falling into the Evening Actor N/A
N/A
1998 Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl Actor Kuroo Samehada 59
Average
1998 Screwed Actor Tsube 58
Average
1998 Love & Pop Actor Captain XX 61
Fair
1998 Motorola Actor 59
Average
1997 Tokyo Fair Weather Actor 59
Average
1997 Labyrinth of Dreams Actor Tatsuo Niitaka 59
Average
1996 wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net Actor Man 59
Average
1996 Focus Actor Kanemura 59
Average
1996 Swallowtail Butterfly Actor Customer in the Club 61
Fair
1996 ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius Actor Hisoka N/A
N/A
1996 Helpless Actor Kenji Shiraishi 59
Average
1996 Picnic Actor Tsumuji 59
Average
1995 Maborosi Actor Ikuo 62
Fair
1995 Story of Four Sisters Actor N/A
N/A
1994 119 Actor Satoshi Matsushita 58
Average
1993 The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Actor N/A
N/A
1993 Fried Dragon Fish Actor Natsuro 59
Average
1992 The Rocking Horsemen Actor Seiichi Shirai 59
Average
1991 Waiting for the Flood Actor Sadahito Iwata N/A
N/A
1990 Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants! Actor N/A
N/A
1990 Swimming Upstream Actor 59
Average
Pseudo Idealist Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
2024 Otoko to Tori Directing Director N/A
N/A
2010 42 One Dream Rush Directing Director N/A
N/A
2010 42 One Dream Rush Directing Director 59
Average
2008 R246 STORY Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 Tori Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2024 Otoko to Tori Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Sound
2003 1-Ichi Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average