Tadanobu Asano

50 · Born: Nov 27, 1973

Personal Details

Official Socials

Height 5' 9"

Born Nov 27, 1973 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Spouse

Kurumi Nakata
( Aug 23, 2022 to Apr 27, 2024 )
Chara
( Mar 31, 1995 to Jul 25, 2009 )

Parents

Yukihisa Sato
Junko Sato

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.

Career

acting

2024

Shogun as Kashigi Yabushige

2021

Mortal Kombat as Lord Raiden

Detective Chinatown 3

Detective Chinatown 3 as Tanaka Naoki

Kate as Renji

2020

Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan as Jiro Shirasu

Minamata as Tatsuo Matsumura

2019

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

They Say Nothing Stays the Same as Regular customer

Chiwawa as Joe Sakata

2018

The Outsider as Kiyoshi

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

Kasane as Kingo Habuta

2017

Shinjuku Swan II

Shinjuku Swan II as Masaki Taki

2016

Harmonium as Sotaro Yasaka

Silence as Interpreter

The Wasted Times

The Wasted Times as Watabe

2015

Haha to kuraseba

Haha to kuraseba

Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore as Yusuke

Parasyte: Part 2

Parasyte: Part 2 as Goto

Grasshopper as Kujira

2014

Lupin the 3rd as Koichi Zenigata

My Man as Jungo Kusarino

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore as The Criminal

Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1 as Goto

2013

47 Ronin as Lord Kira

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World as Hogun

The Kiyosu Conference

The Kiyosu Conference as Maeda Toshiie

2012

Battleship as Captain Yugi Nagata

2010

Redline as Frisbee (voice)

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush

2008

Kâbê as Yamazaki Toru

2007

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan as Genghis Khan / Temüjin

2006

Invisible Waves

Invisible Waves as Kyoji

2005

Naisu no mori: The First Contact

Naisu no mori: The First Contact as Masaru Tanaka

Tôkyô zonbi as Fujio

Ranpo jigoku as Man / Kogorô Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's lover

2004

Survive Style 5+

Survive Style 5+ as Aman

The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea as Ayano Haruno

Vital as Hiroshi Takagi

2003

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi as Hattori Genosuke

Last Life in the Universe

Last Life in the Universe as Kenji

Bright Future as Mamoru Arita

2001

Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer as Kakihara

1999

San tiao ren as Asano

1995

Maborosi as Ikuo

appearances

2014

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

directing

2010

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush as Director