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Tadanobu Asano

Acting · Born 1973-11-27 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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

Filmography

2027All the Lovers in the NightMitsutsuka
2026Morte CucinaArtist
2026Mortal Kombat IILord Raiden
2024Otoko to ToriDirector
2024RavensMasahisa Fukase
2024Broken RageDetective Inoue
2024The Box ManFake Doctor
2024Kanasando
2024The Women in the Lakes
2024ShōgunKashigi Yabushige
2023KubiKuroda Kanbei
2023We're Broke, My Lord!Heihachiro Isogai
2022MugonkanKuboshima Seiichiro
2021KateRenji
2021Mortal KombatLord Raiden
2021Detective Chinatown 3Tanaka Naoki
2020Independence of Japan
2020Labyrinth of CinemaSako
2020MinamataTatsuo Matsumura
2020FollowersTamio Mochizuki
2019MidwayRear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
2019Wolf's CallingSamurai
2019They Say Nothing Stays the SameRegular customer
2019Chiwawa-chanSakata
2018KASANE –Beauty and Fate–Kingo Habuta
2018Punk Samurai Slash DownHanro Chayama
2018The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldDaimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
2018The OutsiderKiyoshi
2018The Brand New Legend of the Stardust BrothersChrist
2017Detective YugamiYukimasa Yugami
2017Thor: RagnarokHogun
2017Dear EtrangerMakoto Tanaka
2017Shinjuku Swan IIMasaki Taki
2017A LifeDanjo Masao
2016SilenceInterpreter
2016The Wasted TimesWatabe
2016HarmoniumSotaro Yasaka
2016fuji_jukai.movDoctor (Village of Reincarnation)
2015Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015GrasshopperKujira
2015Journey to the ShoreYusuke
2015Parasyte: Part 2Goto
2014Parasyte: Part 1Goto
2014Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a WhoreThe Criminal
2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelf
2014Lupin the 3rdKoichi Zenigata
2014My ManJungo Kusarino
2014The Long GoodbyeBanji Masuzawa
2014Kiki's Delivery ServiceDr. Ishi
201347 RoninLord Kira
2013The Kiyosu ConferenceToshiie Maeda
2013Thor: The Dark WorldHogun
2013Children Who Won’t DieNarrator (voice)
2013An Interview with Alien SunSelf
2013An Interview with Tadanobu AsanoSelf
2013Ichi the Killer - Making OfSelf
2013Ichi the Killer - Behind the ScenesSelf
2012Fly with the GoldKitagawa
2012The Terminal TrustNoriyuki Takai
2012DearestPoliceman
2012BattleshipCaptain Yugi Nagata
2011Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011A Flawless ConciergeThe Artist
2011A Ghost of a ChanceKenichi Kido
2011That's the Way!Fujio Akatsuka
2011ThorHogun
2011Moonlight MaskTaro Okamoto
2010Wandering HomeYasuyuki Tsukahara
2010Vengeance Can WaitHidenori Yamane
201042 One Dream Rush
2009Snow Prince
2009Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009Villon's WifeOtani
2009Eatrip
2009RedlineFrisbee (voice)
2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityShibasaki
2009DumbeastDekogawa
2008Dreaming Awake
2008Family HistorySelf
2008R246 STORY
2008Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008Kabei: Our MotherYamazaki Toru
2007Eli on IchiSelf
2007Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanGenghis Khan / Temüjin
2007Sad VacationKenji Shiraishi
2007The Capricious RobotMr. N
2006Cross the LensSelf
2006HanaJubei Kanazawa
2006Invisible WavesKyoji
2005Tokyo ZombieFujio
2005SORANO
2005Funky Forest: The First ContactMasaru Tanaka
2005Portrait of the Wind
2005Takeshis'
2005The Buried ForestSan-chan
2005My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?Mizui
2005Rampo NoirMan / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
2004VitalHiroshi Takagi
2004Survive Style 5+Aman
2004Café LumièreHajime Takeuchi
2004The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One(voice)
2004The Face of JizoMr. Kinoshita
2004The Taste of TeaAyano Haruno
2004Tori
2004Soul Dancing
2004Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!Self
2003Dead End Run
2003ZatoichiHattori Genosuke
2003Last Life in the UniverseKenji
2003My GrandpaS. Nakatoh
2003Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi KurosawaHimself
20031-IchiOriginal Music Composer
2003Bright FutureMamoru Arita
2003Iden & Tity
2002Woman of WaterYusaku Miyazawa
2002The Private Detective Mike
2001Ichi the KillerKakihara
2001Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleShanao
2001DistanceSakata
2001Electric Dragon 80000VDragon Eye Morrison
2001Kaza-hanaRenji Sawashiro
2001Ah-So Graham NortonSelf
2000PARTY7Okita Souji
1999TabooHyozo Tashiro
1999One Step on a Mine, It's All OverTaizo Ichinose
1999Hakuchi: The InnocentIsawa
1999GeminiRevenger with Sword
1999Away with WordsAsano Takashi
1999Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlKuroo Samehada
1998Document Love & Pop
1998Falling into the Evening
1998ScrewedTsube
1998Typhoon Shelter
1998Love & PopCaptain XX
1998Motorola
1997Tokyo Fair Weather
1997Labyrinth of DreamsTatsuo Niitaka
1996wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netMan
1996FocusKanemura
1996Swallowtail ButterflyCustomer in the Club
1996ACRI: The Legend of Homo-AquarelliusHisoka
1996HelplessKenji Shiraishi
1996PicnicTsumuji
1995MaborosiIkuo
1995Story of Four Sisters
1994119Satoshi Matsushita
1993The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkKoichi Sunagami
1993Fried Dragon FishNatsuro
1992The Rocking HorsemenSeiichi Shirai
1991Waiting for the FloodSadahito Iwata
1990Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990Swimming UpstreamUshi
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
—Pseudo Idealist
—Funky Forest: The Second Contact

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