Tadanobu Asano
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
151
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-11-27 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Acting
2025
Mortal Kombat II as Lord Raiden2024
Shōgun as Kashigi Yabushige2024
Broken Rage as Detective Inoue2024
The Box Man as Fake Doctor2024
The Women in the Lakes as Not available2024
Ravens as Masahisa Fukase2024
Kanasando as Not available2023
Kubi as Kuroda Kanbei2023
We're Broke, My Lord! as Heihachiro Isogai2022
Mugonkan as Kuboshima Seiichiro2021
Mortal Kombat as Lord Raiden2021
Detective Chinatown 3 as Tanaka Naoki2021
Kate as Renji2020
Followers as Tamio Mochizuki2020
Minamata as Tatsuo Matsumura2020
Labyrinth of Cinema as Sako2020
Independence of Japan as Not available2019
Midway as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi2019
Chiwawa as Sakata2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same as Regular customer2019
Wolf's Calling as Samurai2018
The Outsider as Kiyoshi2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate– as Kingo Habuta2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down as Hanro Chayama2018
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers as Christ2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful World as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)2017
Thor: Ragnarok as Hogun2017
A Life as Danjo Masao2017
Detective Yugami as Yukimasa Yugami2017
Shinjuku Swan II as Masaki Taki2017
Dear Etranger as Makoto Tanaka2016
Silence as Interpreter2016
The Wasted Times as Watabe2016
Harmonium as Sotaro Yasaka2015
Parasyte: Part 2 as Goto2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son as Not available2015
Journey to the Shore as Yusuke2015
Grasshopper as Kujira2014
The Long Goodbye as Banji Masuzawa2014
Parasyte: Part 1 as Goto2014
Kiki's Delivery Service as Dr. Ishi2014
My Man as Jungo Kusarino2014
Lupin the 3rd as Koichi Zenigata2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self2014
Pusong Wazak: Isa Na Namang Kwento ng Pag-ibig sa Pagitan ng Puta at Kriminal as The Criminal2013
Thor: The Dark World as Hogun2013
47 Ronin as Lord Kira2013
The Kiyosu Conference as Toshiie Maeda2013
Children Who Won’t Die as Narrator (voice)2012
Battleship as Captain Yugi Nagata2012
The Terminal Trust as Noriyuki Takai2012
Dearest as Policeman2012
Fly with the Gold as Kitagawa2011
Thor as Hogun2011
A Ghost of a Chance as Kenichi Kido2011
Moonlight Mask as Taro Okamoto2011
A Flawless Concierge as Not available2011
That's the Way! as Fujio Akatsuka2011
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special as Not available2010
Wandering Home as Yasuyuki Tsukahara2010
Vengeance Can Wait as Hidenori Yamane2010
42 One Dream Rush as Not available2009
Redline as Frisbee (voice)2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity as Shibasaki2009
Villon's Wife as Otani2009
Dumbeast as Dekogawa2009
Snow Prince as Not available2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda as Not available2009
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi as Not available2009
Eatrip as Not available2008
Kabei: Our Mother as Yamazaki Toru2008
Dreaming Awake as Not available2008
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle as Not available2008
R246 STORY as Not available2007
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan as Genghis Khan / Temüjin2007
Sad Vacation as Kenji Shiraishi2007
The Capricious Robot as Mr. N2006
Hana as Jubei Kanazawa2006
Invisible Waves as Kyoji2006
Cross the Lens as Self2005
Tokyo Zombie as Fujio2005
Rampo Noir as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? as Mizui2005
The Buried Forest as San2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact as Masaru Tanaka2005
Portrait of the Wind as Not available2005
Takeshis' as Not available2005
SORANO as Not available2004
The Taste of Tea as Ayano Haruno2004
Vital as Hiroshi Takagi2004
Café Lumière as Hajime Takeuchi2004
Tori as Not available2004
Survive Style 5+ as Aman2004
The Face of Jizo as Mr. Kinoshita2004
Soul Dancing as Not available2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One as (voice)2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! as Self2003
Zatoichi as Hattori Genosuke2003
Last Life in the Universe as Kenji2003
Bright Future as Mamoru Arita2003
Iden & Tity as Not available2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa as Himself2003
My Grandpa as S. Nakatoh2003
Dead End Run as Not available2002
The Private Detective Mike as Not available2002
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Kuroo Samehada2002
Woman of Water as Yusaku Miyazawa2001
Ichi the Killer as Kakihara2001
Distance as Sakata2001
Kaza-hana as Renji Sawashiro2001
Electric Dragon 80000V as Dragon Eye Morrison2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Shanao2001
Ah-So Graham Norton as Self2000
Party 7 as Okita Souji1999
Taboo as Hyozo Tashiro1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent as Isawa1999
Away with Words as Asano Takashi1999
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over as Taizo Ichinose1999
Gemini as Revenger with Sword1998
Love & Pop as Captain XX1998
Falling into the Evening as Not available1998
Screwed as Tsube1998
Document Love & Pop as Not available1998
Motorola as Not available1997
Labyrinth of Dreams as Tatsuo Niitaka1997
Tokyo Fair Weather as Not available1996
Swallowtail Butterfly as Customer in the Club1996
Helpless as Kenji Shiraishi1996
Picnic as Tsumuji1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius as Hisoka1996
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net as Man1996
Focus as Kanemura1995
Maborosi as Ikuo1995
Story of Four Sisters as Not available1994
119 as Satoshi Matsushita1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark as Not available1993
Fried Dragon Fish as Natsuro1992
The Rocking Horsemen as Seiichi Shirai1991
Waiting for the Flood as Sadahito Iwata1990
Swimming Upstream as Not available1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! as Not available1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - WinnerNaN
Pseudo Idealist as Not availableNaN
Morte Cucina as Not availableCrew
2024
Otoko to Tori Director2024
Otoko to Tori Writer2010
42 One Dream Rush Director2010
For my dear dead dog Director2008
R246 STORY Director2004
Tori Director2003
1-Ichi Original Music Composer