Tadanobu Asano
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
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Thor
2011
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Thor: Ragnarok
2017
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Thor: The Dark World
2013
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Mortal Kombat
2021
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Battleship
2012
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47 Ronin
2013
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Silence
2016
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Midway
2019
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Kate
2021
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Shōgun
2024
Acting
2025
Morte Cucina
2024
The Box Man
as Fake Doctor
2024
The Women in the Lakes
2024
Kanasando
2024
Broken Rage
as Detective Inoue
2024
Ravens
as Masahisa Fukase
2024
Shōgun
as Kashigi Yabushige
(10 episodes)
2023
Kubi
as Kuroda Kanbei
2023
We're Broke, My Lord!
as Heihachiro Isogai
2022
Mugonkan
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
2021
Mortal Kombat
as Lord Raiden
2021
Kate
as Renji
2021
Detective Chinatown 3
as Tanaka Naoki
2020
Minamata
as Tatsuo Matsumura
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
as Sako
2020
Independence of Japan
2020
Followers
as Tamio Mochizuki
(9 episodes)
2019
Chiwawa-chan
as Sakata
2019
Midway
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
2019
Wolf's Calling
as Samurai
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Regular customer
2018
The Outsider
as Kiyoshi
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
as Kingo Habuta
2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down
as Hanro Chayama
2018
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
as Christ
2017
Shinjuku Swan II
as Masaki Taki
2017
Dear Etranger
as Makoto Tanaka
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
as Hogun
2017
A Life
as Danjo Masao
(10 episodes)
2017
Detective Yugami
as Yukimasa Yugami
(10 episodes)
2016
The Wasted Times
as Watabe
2016
Silence
as Interpreter
2016
Harmonium
as Sotaro Yasaka
2016
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as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
2015
Grasshopper
as Kujira
2015
Parasyte: Part 2
as Goto
2015
Journey to the Shore
as Yusuke
2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2014
Lupin the 3rd
as Koichi Zenigata
2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
as The Criminal
2014
My Man
as Jungo Kusarino
2014
Kiki's Delivery Service
as Dr. Ishi
2014
Parasyte: Part 1
as Goto
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
2014
The Long Goodbye
as Banji Masuzawa
(5 episodes)
2013
47 Ronin
as Lord Kira
2013
Children Who Won’t Die
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Thor: The Dark World
as Hogun
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
as Toshiie Maeda
2012
Battleship
as Captain Yugi Nagata
2012
Dearest
as Policeman
2012
The Terminal Trust
as Noriyuki Takai
2012
Fly with the Gold
as Kitagawa
2011
Thor
as Hogun
2011
That's the Way!
as Fujio Akatsuka
2011
Moonlight Mask
as Taro Okamoto
2011
A Ghost of a Chance
as Kenichi Kido
2011
A Flawless Concierge
as The Artist
2011
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2010
Wandering Home
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
2010
Vengeance Can Wait
as Hidenori Yamane
2010
42 One Dream Rush
2009
Dumbeast
as Dekogawa
2009
Redline
as Frisbee (voice)
2009
Eatrip
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
as Shibasaki
2009
Villon's Wife
as Otani
2009
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
Snow Prince
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2008
Kabei: Our Mother
as Yamazaki Toru
2008
Dreaming Awake
2008
R246 STORY
2008
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2007
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
2007
Sad Vacation
as Kenji Shiraishi
2007
The Capricious Robot
as Mr. N
2006
Hana
as Jubei Kanazawa
2006
Invisible Waves
as Kyoji
2006
Cross the Lens
as Self
2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact
as Masaru Tanaka
2005
The Buried Forest
as San
2005
Tokyo Zombie
as Fujio
2005
Rampo Noir
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
2005
SORANO
2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
as Mizui
2005
Portrait of the Wind
2005
Takeshis'
2004
Vital
as Hiroshi Takagi
2004
The Taste of Tea
as Ayano Haruno
2004
Survive Style 5+
as Aman
2004
Café Lumière
as Hajime Takeuchi
2004
The Face of Jizo
as Mr. Kinoshita
2004
Tori
2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
as (voice)
2004
Soul Dancing
2003
Zatoichi
as Hattori Genosuke
2003
Last Life in the Universe
as Kenji
2003
Bright Future
as Mamoru Arita
2003
Iden & Tity
2003
Dead End Run
2003
My Grandpa
as S. Nakatoh
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
2002
Woman of Water
as Yusaku Miyazawa
2002
The Private Detective Mike
2001
Distance
as Sakata
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
as Shanao
2001
Electric Dragon 80000V
as Dragon Eye Morrison
2001
Ichi the Killer
as Kakihara
2001
Kaza-hana
as Renji Sawashiro
2001
Ah-So Graham Norton
as Self
2000
Party 7
as Okita Souji
1999
Taboo
as Hyozo Tashiro
1999
Away with Words
as Asano Takashi
1999
Gemini
as Revenger with Sword
1999
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
as Kuroo Samehada
1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent
as Isawa
1999
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
as Taizo Ichinose
1998
Love & Pop
as Captain XX
1998
Screwed
as Tsube
1998
Falling into the Evening
1998
Document Love & Pop
1998
Motorola
1998
Typhoon Shelter
1997
Labyrinth of Dreams
as Tatsuo Niitaka
1997
Tokyo Fair Weather
1996
Picnic
as Tsumuji
1996
Helpless
as Kenji Shiraishi
1996
Focus
as Kanemura
1996
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as Man
1996
Swallowtail Butterfly
as Customer in the Club
1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
as Hisoka
1995
Maborosi
as Ikuo
1995
Story of Four Sisters
1994
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as Satoshi Matsushita
1993
Fried Dragon Fish
as Natsuro
1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1992
The Rocking Horsemen
as Seiichi Shirai
1991
Waiting for the Flood
as Sadahito Iwata
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Swimming Upstream
as Ushi
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1 episode)
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Pseudo Idealist
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All the Lovers in the Night
as Mitsutsuka
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Funky Forest: The Second Contact
Directing
2024
Otoko to Tori
Director
2010
42 One Dream Rush
Director
2008
R246 STORY
Director
2004
Tori
Director
Writing
2024
Otoko to Tori
Writer
Sound
2003
1-Ichi
Original Music Composer