Tadanobu Asano
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Tadanobu Asano
Filmography
Acting (147)
2026
All the Lovers in the Nightas Mitsutsuka
2026
Morte Cucinaas Artist
5.4
2026
Mortal Kombat IIas Lord Raiden
7.8
2025
Ravensas Masahisa Fukase
7.0
2024
Broken Rageas Detective Inoue
6.7
2024
The Box Manas Fake Doctor
6.8
2024
Kanasandoas Satoru Chinen
7.0
6.1
2023
Kubias Kuroda Kanbei
6.9
2023
We're Broke, My Lord!as Heihachiro Isogai
7.4
2022
Mugonkanas Kuboshima Seiichiro
2021
Kateas Renji
6.6
2021
Mortal Kombatas Lord Raiden
7.0
2021
Detective Chinatown 3as Tanaka Naoki
5.6
2020
Labyrinth of Cinemaas Sako
6.9
2020
Minamataas Tatsuo Matsumura
6.9
2019
Midwayas Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
7.1
2019
Wolf's Callingas Samurai
6.6
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Regular customer
6.8
2019
Chiwawa-chanas Sakata
6.8
2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–as Kingo Habuta
6.8
2018
Punk Samurai Slash Downas Hanro Chayama
5.8
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful Worldas Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
4.2
2018
The Outsideras Kiyoshi
6.1
2018
2.0
2017
Thor: Ragnarokas Hogun
7.6
2017
Dear Etrangeras Makoto Tanaka
7.1
2017
Shinjuku Swan IIas Masaki Taki
4.8
2016
Silenceas Interpreter
7.1
2016
The Wasted Timesas Watabe
6.9
2016
Harmoniumas Sotaro Yasaka
6.5
2016
fuji_jukai.movas Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
4.5
6.9
2015
Grasshopperas Kujira
5.9
2015
Journey to the Shoreas Yusuke
6.5
2015
Parasyte: Part 2as Goto
7.0
2014
Parasyte: Part 1as Goto
7.0
2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whoreas The Criminal
6.3
2014
7.1
2014
Lupin the 3rdas Koichi Zenigata
6.0
2014
My Manas Jungo Kusarino
5.8
2014
Kiki's Delivery Serviceas Dr. Ishi
6.0
2013
47 Roninas Lord Kira
6.2
2013
The Kiyosu Conferenceas Toshiie Maeda
7.0
2013
Thor: The Dark Worldas Hogun
6.5
2013
Children Who Won’t Dieas Narrator (voice)
2013
An Interview with Alien Sunas Self
2013
2013
Ichi the Killer - Making Ofas Self
2013
2012
Fly with the Goldas Kitagawa
6.0
2012
The Terminal Trustas Noriyuki Takai
6.4
2012
Dearestas Policeman
6.7
2012
Battleshipas Captain Yugi Nagata
5.9
2011
A Flawless Conciergeas The Artist
5.0
2011
A Ghost of a Chanceas Kenichi Kido
7.3
2011
That's the Way!as Fujio Akatsuka
2011
Thoras Hogun
6.8
2011
Moonlight Maskas Taro Okamoto
2010
Wandering Homeas Yasuyuki Tsukahara
6.4
2010
Vengeance Can Waitas Hidenori Yamane
5.8
6.0
2009
5.9
2009
Villon's Wifeas Otani
6.5
2009
2009
Redlineas Frisbee (voice)
7.5
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenityas Shibasaki
6.4
2009
Dumbeastas Dekogawa
7.5
2008
2008
4.0
2008
Kabei: Our Motheras Yamazaki Toru
7.6
2007
Eli on Ichias Self
2007
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khanas Genghis Khan / Temüjin
6.8
2007
Sad Vacationas Kenji Shiraishi
7.0
2007
The Capricious Robotas Mr. N
6.0
2006
Cross the Lensas Self
2006
Hanaas Jubei Kanazawa
6.6
2006
Invisible Wavesas Kyoji
5.9
2005
Tokyo Zombieas Fujio
5.6
2005
2005
Funky Forest: The First Contactas Masaru Tanaka
6.5
7.0
2005
6.1
2005
The Buried Forestas San-chan
6.6
2005
7.4
2005
Rampo Noiras Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
5.7
2004
Vitalas Hiroshi Takagi
6.7
2004
Survive Style 5+as Aman
7.3
2004
Café Lumièreas Hajime Takeuchi
6.8
2004
2004
The Face of Jizoas Mr. Kinoshita
7.0
2004
The Taste of Teaas Ayano Haruno
7.5
2004
10.0
2004
2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!as Self
8.5
2003
6.5
2003
Zatoichias Hattori Genosuke
7.2
2003
Last Life in the Universeas Kenji
7.1
2003
My Grandpaas S. Nakatoh
6.8
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawaas Himself
2003
Bright Futureas Mamoru Arita
6.9
2003
8.5
2002
Woman of Wateras Yusaku Miyazawa
6.2
2001
Ichi the Killeras Kakihara
7.0
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicleas Shanao
6.7
2001
Distanceas Sakata
6.6
2001
Electric Dragon 80000Vas Dragon Eye Morrison
6.8
2001
Kaza-hanaas Renji Sawashiro
5.6
2001
Ah-So Graham Nortonas Self
7.0
2000
Party 7as Okita Souji
6.7
1999
Tabooas Hyozo Tashiro
6.6
1999
One Step on a Mine, It's All Overas Taizo Ichinose
7.0
1999
Hakuchi: The Innocentas Isawa
6.0
1999
Geminias Revenger with Sword
6.5
1999
Away with Wordsas Asano Takashi
6.4
1999
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girlas Kuroo Samehada
6.9
7.0
7.0
1998
Screwedas Tsube
4.9
1998
1998
Love & Popas Captain XX
7.7
1998
4.8
7.2
1997
Labyrinth of Dreamsas Tatsuo Niitaka
7.0
1996
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netas Man
6.4
1996
Focusas Kanemura
5.8
1996
Swallowtail Butterflyas Customer in the Club
7.5
1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarelliusas Hisoka
10.0
1996
Helplessas Kenji Shiraishi
6.4
1996
Picnicas Tsumuji
6.8
1996
1995
Maborosias Ikuo
7.5
8.0
1994
119as Satoshi Matsushita
6.3
1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Sharkas Koichi Sunagami
9.0
1993
Fried Dragon Fishas Natsuro
6.4
1992
The Rocking Horsemenas Seiichi Shirai
7.4
1991
Waiting for the Floodas Sadahito Iwata
10.0
1990
Swimming Upstreamas Ushi
4.3
Production & Directing (6)
2024
Otoko to ToriDirector
2024
Otoko to ToriWriter
2010
42 One Dream RushDirector
6.0
2008
R246 STORYDirector
2004
ToriDirector
10.0
2003
1-IchiOriginal Music Composer
5.9