Acting · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · Born November 27, 1973
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.
MovieAll the Lovers in the Night
2027
as Mitsutsuka
MovieMorte Cucina
2026
as Artist
MovieMortal Kombat II
2026
as Lord Raiden
MovieRavens
2024
as Masahisa Fukase
MovieBroken Rage
2024
as Detective Inoue
MovieThe Box Man
2024
as Fake Doctor
MovieKanasando
2024
MovieThe Women in the Lakes
2024
TVShōgun
2024
as Kashigi Yabushige
MovieKubi
2023
as Kuroda Kanbei
MovieWe're Broke, My Lord!
2023
as Heihachiro Isogai
MovieMugonkan
2022
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
MovieKate
2021
as Renji
MovieMortal Kombat
2021
as Lord Raiden
MovieDetective Chinatown 3
2021
as Tanaka Naoki
MovieIndependence of Japan
2020
MovieLabyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Sako
MovieMinamata
2020
as Tatsuo Matsumura
TVFollowers
2020
as Tamio Mochizuki
MovieMidway
2019
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
MovieWolf's Calling
2019
as Samurai
MovieThey Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Regular customer
MovieChiwawa-chan
2019
as Sakata
MovieKASANE –Beauty and Fate–
2018
as Kingo Habuta
MoviePunk Samurai Slash Down
2018
as Hanro Chayama
MovieThe Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018
as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
MovieThe Outsider
2018
as Kiyoshi
MovieThe Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018
as Christ
TVDetective Yugami
2017
as Yukimasa Yugami
MovieThor: Ragnarok
2017
as Hogun
MovieDear Etranger
2017
as Makoto Tanaka
MovieShinjuku Swan II
2017
as Masaki Taki
TVA Life
2017
as Danjo Masao
MovieSilence
2016
as Interpreter
MovieThe Wasted Times
2016
as Watabe
MovieHarmonium
2016
as Sotaro Yasaka
Moviefuji_jukai.mov
2016
as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
MovieNagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
MovieGrasshopper
2015
as Kujira
MovieJourney to the Shore
2015
as Yusuke
MovieParasyte: Part 2
2015
as Goto
MovieParasyte: Part 1
2014
as Goto
MovieRuined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014
as The Criminal
MovieFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
as Self
MovieLupin the 3rd
2014
as Koichi Zenigata
MovieMy Man
2014
as Jungo Kusarino
TVThe Long Goodbye
2014
as Banji Masuzawa
MovieKiki's Delivery Service
2014
as Dr. Ishi
Movie47 Ronin
2013
as Lord Kira
MovieThe Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Toshiie Maeda
MovieThor: The Dark World
2013
as Hogun
MovieChildren Who Won’t Die
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAn Interview with Alien Sun
2013
as Self
MovieAn Interview with Tadanobu Asano
2013
as Self
MovieIchi the Killer - Making Of
2013
as Self
MovieIchi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013
as Self
MovieFly with the Gold
2012
as Kitagawa
MovieThe Terminal Trust
2012
as Noriyuki Takai
MovieDearest
2012
as Policeman
MovieBattleship
2012
as Captain Yugi Nagata
MovieTales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
MovieA Flawless Concierge
2011
as The Artist
MovieA Ghost of a Chance
2011
as Kenichi Kido
MovieThat's the Way!
2011
as Fujio Akatsuka
MovieThor
2011
as Hogun
MovieMoonlight Mask
2011
as Taro Okamoto
MovieWandering Home
2010
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
MovieVengeance Can Wait
2010
as Hidenori Yamane
Movie42 One Dream Rush
2010
MovieSnow Prince
2009
MoviePhotographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
MovieSOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
MovieVillon's Wife
2009
as Otani
MovieEatrip
2009
MovieRedline
2009
as Frisbee (voice)
MovieThe Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Shibasaki
MovieDumbeast
2009
as Dekogawa
Dreaming Awake
2008
TVFamily History
2008
as Self
MovieR246 STORY
2008
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
MovieKabei: Our Mother
2008
as Yamazaki Toru
MovieEli on Ichi
2007
as Self
MovieMongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
MovieSad Vacation
2007
as Kenji Shiraishi
MovieThe Capricious Robot
2007
as Mr. N
MovieCross the Lens
2006
as Self
MovieHana
2006
as Jubei Kanazawa
MovieInvisible Waves
2006
as Kyoji
MovieTokyo Zombie
2005
as Fujio
MovieSORANO
2005
MovieFunky Forest: The First Contact
2005
as Masaru Tanaka
MoviePortrait of the Wind
2005
MovieTakeshis'
2005
MovieThe Buried Forest
2005
as San-chan
MovieMy God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005
as Mizui
MovieRampo Noir
2005
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
MovieVital
2004
as Hiroshi Takagi
MovieSurvive Style 5+
2004
as Aman
MovieCafé Lumière
2004
as Hajime Takeuchi
MovieThe Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
2004
as (voice)
MovieThe Face of Jizo
2004
as Mr. Kinoshita
MovieThe Taste of Tea
2004
as Ayano Haruno
Tori
2004
MovieSoul Dancing
2004
MovieElectric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self
MovieDead End Run
2003
MovieZatoichi
2003
as Hattori Genosuke
MovieLast Life in the Universe
2003
as Kenji
MovieMy Grandpa
2003
as S. Nakatoh
MovieAmbivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
as Himself
MovieBright Future
2003
as Mamoru Arita
MovieIden & Tity
2003
MovieWoman of Water
2002
as Yusaku Miyazawa
TVThe Private Detective Mike
2002
MovieIchi the Killer
2001
as Kakihara
MovieGojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001
as Shanao
MovieDistance
2001
as Sakata
MovieElectric Dragon 80000V
2001
as Dragon Eye Morrison
MovieKaza-hana
2001
as Renji Sawashiro
MovieAh-So Graham Norton
2001
as Self
MoviePARTY7
2000
as Okita Souji
MovieTaboo
1999
as Hyozo Tashiro
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
1999
as Taizo Ichinose
MovieHakuchi: The Innocent
1999
as Isawa
MovieGemini
1999
as Revenger with Sword
MovieAway with Words
1999
as Asano Takashi
MovieShark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999
as Kuroo Samehada
MovieDocument Love & Pop
1998
MovieFalling into the Evening
1998
MovieScrewed
1998
as Tsube
MovieTyphoon Shelter
1998
MovieLove & Pop
1998
as Captain XX
MovieMotorola
1998
MovieTokyo Fair Weather
1997
MovieLabyrinth of Dreams
1997
as Tatsuo Niitaka
Moviewkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
1996
as Man
MovieFocus
1996
as Kanemura
MovieSwallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Customer in the Club
MovieACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
1996
as Hisoka
MovieHelpless
1996
as Kenji Shiraishi
MoviePicnic
1996
as Tsumuji
MovieMaborosi
1995
as Ikuo
Story of Four Sisters
1995
Movie119
1994
as Satoshi Matsushita
MovieThe City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993
as Koichi Sunagami
MovieFried Dragon Fish
1993
as Natsuro
MovieThe Rocking Horsemen
1992
as Seiichi Shirai
MovieWaiting for the Flood
1991
as Sadahito Iwata
MovieHole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
MovieSwimming Upstream
1990
as Ushi
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MoviePseudo Idealist
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
