Tadanobu Asano
Known for acting · Born 27 November 1973 · 52 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
160 credits
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
Ichi the Killer
2001
Battleship
2012
Zatoichi
2003
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007
47 Ronin
2013
The Outsider
2018
Silence
2016
Redline
2009
Kate
2021
Shōgun
2024
Survive Style 5+
2004
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Acting (155)
2026Mortal Kombat IILord RaidenFilm
2026Morte CucinaArtistFilm
2026All the Lovers in the NightMitsutsukaFilm
2025RavensMasahisa FukaseFilm
2024ShōgunKashigi Yabushige · 10 episodesSeries
2024Broken RageDetective InoueFilm
2024The Women in the LakesFilm
2024The Box ManFake DoctorFilm
2024KanasandoSatoru ChinenFilm
2023KubiKuroda KanbeiFilm
2023We're Broke, My Lord!Heihachiro IsogaiFilm
2022MugonkanKuboshima SeiichiroFilm
2021Mortal KombatLord RaidenFilm
2021KateRenjiFilm
2021Detective Chinatown 3Tanaka NaokiFilm
2020MinamataTatsuo MatsumuraFilm
2020Labyrinth of CinemaSakoFilm
2020FollowersTamio Mochizuki · 9 episodesSeries
2020Independence of JapanFilm
2019MidwayRear Admiral Tamon YamaguchiFilm
2019Chiwawa-chanSakataFilm
2019Wolf's CallingSamuraiFilm
2019They Say Nothing Stays the SameRegular customerFilm
2018The OutsiderKiyoshiFilm
2018KASANE –Beauty and Fate–Kingo HabutaFilm
2018Punk Samurai Slash DownHanro ChayamaFilm
2018The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldDaimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)Film
2018The Brand New Legend of the Stardust BrothersChristFilm
2017Thor: RagnarokHogunFilm
2017Dear EtrangerMakoto TanakaFilm
2017Shinjuku Swan IIMasaki TakiFilm
2017A Life: A LoveDanjo Masao · 10 episodesSeries
2017Detective YugamiYukimasa Yugami · 10 episodesSeries
2016SilenceInterpreterFilm
2016HarmoniumSotaro YasakaFilm
2016The Wasted TimesWatabeFilm
2016fuji_jukai.movDoctor (Village of Reincarnation)Film
2015Parasyte: Part 2GotoFilm
2015Journey to the ShoreYusukeFilm
2015Nagasaki: Memories of My SonFilm
2015GrasshopperKujiraFilm
2014Parasyte: Part 1GotoFilm
2014Lupin the 3rdKoichi ZenigataFilm
2014Kiki's Delivery ServiceDr. IshiFilm
2014My ManJungo KusarinoFilm
2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelfFilm
2014Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a WhoreThe CriminalFilm
2014The Long GoodbyeBanji Masuzawa · 5 episodesSeries
2013Thor: The Dark WorldHogunFilm
201347 RoninLord KiraFilm
2013The Kiyosu ConferenceToshiie MaedaFilm
2013Children Who Won’t DieNarrator (voice)Film
2013An Interview with Alien SunSelfFilm
2013An Interview with Tadanobu AsanoSelfFilm
2013Ichi the Killer - Making OfSelfFilm
2013Ichi the Killer - Behind the ScenesSelfFilm
2012BattleshipCaptain Yugi NagataFilm
2012The Terminal TrustNoriyuki TakaiFilm
2012DearestPolicemanFilm
2012Fly with the GoldKitagawaFilm
2011ThorHogunFilm
2011A Ghost of a ChanceKenichi KidoFilm
2011A Flawless ConciergeThe ArtistFilm
2011Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall SpecialFilm
2011That's the Way!Fujio AkatsukaFilm
2011Moonlight MaskTaro OkamotoFilm
2010Vengeance Can WaitHidenori YamaneFilm
2010Wandering HomeYasuyuki TsukaharaFilm
201042 One Dream RushFilm
2009RedlineFrisbee (voice)Film
2009Villon's WifeOtaniFilm
2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityShibasakiFilm
2009Snow PrinceFilm
2009DumbeastDekogawaFilm
2009EatripFilm
2009Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 metersFilm
2009SOUL RED Yusaku MatsudaFilm
2008Kabei: Our MotherYamazaki ToruFilm
2008Buyusenki Battle ChronicleFilm
2008Dreaming AwakeFilm
2008R246 STORYFilm
2008Family HistorySelfSeries
2007Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanGenghis Khan / TemüjinFilm
2007Sad VacationKenji ShiraishiFilm
2007The Capricious RobotMr. NFilm
2007Eli on IchiSelfFilm
2006HanaJubei KanazawaFilm
2006Invisible WavesKyojiFilm
2006Cross the LensSelfFilm
2005Takeshis'Film
2005Funky Forest: The First ContactMasaru TanakaFilm
2005Tokyo ZombieFujioFilm
2005Rampo NoirMan / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's LoverFilm
2005My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?MizuiFilm
2005The Buried ForestSan-chanFilm
2005Portrait of the WindFilm
2005SORANOFilm
2004Survive Style 5+AmanFilm
2004The Taste of TeaAyano HarunoFilm
2004VitalHiroshi TakagiFilm
2004Café LumièreHajime TakeuchiFilm
2004The Face of JizoMr. KinoshitaFilm
2004Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!SelfFilm
2004ToriFilm
2004The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One(voice)Film
2004Soul DancingFilm
2003ZatoichiHattori GenosukeFilm
2003Last Life in the UniverseKenjiFilm
2003Bright FutureMamoru AritaFilm
2003Dead End RunFilm
2003My GrandpaS. NakatohFilm
2003Iden & TityFilm
2003Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi KurosawaHimselfFilm
2002Woman of WaterYusaku MiyazawaFilm
2002The Private Detective MikeSeries
2001Ichi the KillerKakiharaFilm
2001Electric Dragon 80000VDragon Eye MorrisonFilm
2001DistanceSakataFilm
2001Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleShanaoFilm
2001Kaza-hanaRenji SawashiroFilm
2001Ah-So Graham NortonSelfFilm
2000Party 7Okita SoujiFilm
1999TabooHyozo TashiroFilm
1999GeminiRevenger with SwordFilm
1999Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlKuroo SamehadaFilm
1999Away with WordsAsano TakashiFilm
1999Hakuchi: The InnocentIsawaFilm
1999One Step on a Mine, It's All OverTaizo IchinoseFilm
1998Love & PopCaptain XXFilm
1998ScrewedTsubeFilm
1998MotorolaFilm
1998Falling into the EveningFilm
1998Document Love & PopFilm
1998Typhoon ShelterFilm
1997Labyrinth of DreamsTatsuo NiitakaFilm
1997Tokyo Fair WeatherFilm
1996Swallowtail ButterflyCustomer in the ClubFilm
1996PicnicTsumujiFilm
1996wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netManFilm
1996HelplessKenji ShiraishiFilm
1996FocusKanemuraFilm
1996ACRI: The Legend of Homo-AquarelliusHisokaFilm
1996命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘Film
1995MaborosiIkuoFilm
1995Story of Four SistersFilm
1994119Satoshi MatsushitaFilm
1993Fried Dragon FishNatsuroFilm
1993The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkKoichi SunagamiFilm
1992The Rocking HorsemenSeiichi ShiraiFilm
1991Waiting for the FloodSadahito IwataFilm
1990Swimming UpstreamUshiFilm
1990Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!Film
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
—Pseudo IdealistFilm
—Funky Forest: The Second ContactFilm
Directing (4)
2024Otoko to ToriDirector, WriterFilm
201042 One Dream RushDirectorFilm
2008R246 STORYDirectorFilm
2004ToriDirectorFilm
Sound (1)
20031-IchiOriginal Music ComposerFilm