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Tadanobu Asano

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.

Born

Nov 27, 1973

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Known For

Acting

Movies

146 acting

6 crew

Popularity

5.2

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Known For

Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II

2026

as Lord Raiden
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Hogun
Thor

Thor

2011

as Hogun
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Hogun
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

2013

as Lord Kira
Battleship

Battleship

2012

as Captain Yugi Nagata
Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

2021

as Lord Raiden
Midway

Midway

2019

as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Silence

Silence

2016

as Interpreter
Kate

Kate

2021

as Renji
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
2026 • as Lord Raiden
★ 7.8
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 • as Hogun
★ 7.6
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Hogun
★ 6.8
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Hogun
★ 6.5
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
2013 • as Lord Kira
★ 6.2
Battleship
Battleship
2012 • as Captain Yugi Nagata
★ 5.9
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
2021 • as Lord Raiden
★ 7.0
Morte Cucina
Morte Cucina
2026 • as Artist
★ 3.8
Midway
Midway
2019 • as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
★ 7.1
Silence
Silence
2016 • as Interpreter
★ 7.1
Kate
Kate
2021 • as Renji
★ 6.6
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 • as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
★ 6.8
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
2003 • as Hattori Genosuke
★ 7.2
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer
2001 • as Kakihara
★ 7.0
Minamata
Minamata
2020 • as Tatsuo Matsumura
★ 6.9
Redline
Redline
2009 • as Frisbee (voice)
★ 7.5
Lupin the 3rd
Lupin the 3rd
2014 • as Koichi Zenigata
★ 6.0
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1
2014 • as Goto
★ 7.0
Parasyte: Part 2
Parasyte: Part 2
2015 • as Goto
★ 7.0
The Outsider
The Outsider
2018 • as Kiyoshi
★ 6.2
Taboo
Taboo
1999 • as Hyozo Tashiro
★ 6.6
Detective Chinatown 3
Detective Chinatown 3
2021 • as Tanaka Naoki
★ 5.6
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996 • as Customer in the Club
★ 7.5
Dearest
Dearest
2012 • as Policeman
★ 6.7
The Wasted Times
The Wasted Times
2016 • as Watabe
★ 6.9
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea
2004 • as Ayano Haruno
★ 7.6
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
★ 6.9
Takeshis'
Takeshis'
2005
★ 6.1
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009 • as Shibasaki
★ 6.4
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014 • as Dr. Ishi
★ 6.0
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife
2009 • as Otani
★ 6.5
Maborosi
Maborosi
1995 • as Ikuo
★ 7.5
My Man
My Man
2014 • as Jungo Kusarino
★ 5.8
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust
2012 • as Noriyuki Takai
★ 6.4
Love & Pop
Love & Pop
1998 • as Captain XX
★ 7.7
Hana
Hana
2006 • as Jubei Kanazawa
★ 6.6
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 • as Shanao
★ 6.8
The Box Man
The Box Man
2024 • as Fake Doctor
★ 6.8
Wandering Home
Wandering Home
2010 • as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
★ 6.4
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005 • as Masaru Tanaka
★ 6.5
Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
2003 • as Kenji
★ 7.1
Picnic
Picnic
1996 • as Tsumuji
★ 6.8
Rampo Noir
Rampo Noir
2005 • as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
★ 5.7
Gemini
Gemini
1999 • as Revenger with Sword
★ 6.5
Broken Rage
Broken Rage
2024 • as Detective Inoue
★ 6.7
Vital
Vital
2004 • as Hiroshi Takagi
★ 6.7
Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
★ 7.2
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 • as Toshiie Maeda
★ 7.0
Bright Future
Bright Future
2003 • as Mamoru Arita
★ 6.9
All the Lovers in the Night
All the Lovers in the Night
2027 • as Mitsutsuka
Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II
2017 • as Masaki Taki
★ 4.8
Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother
2008 • as Yamazaki Toru
★ 7.4
My Grandpa
My Grandpa
2003 • as S. Nakatoh
★ 6.8
Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+
2004 • as Aman
★ 7.3
Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger
2017 • as Makoto Tanaka
★ 7.1
Journey to the Shore
Journey to the Shore
2015 • as Yusuke
★ 6.5
PARTY7
PARTY7
2000 • as Okita Souji
★ 6.7
Chiwawa-chan
Chiwawa-chan
2019 • as Sakata
★ 6.8
Labyrinth of Dreams
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 • as Tatsuo Niitaka
★ 7.0
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999 • as Kuroo Samehada
★ 6.9
Sad Vacation
Sad Vacation
2007 • as Kenji Shiraishi
★ 7.0
We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023 • as Heihachiro Isogai
★ 7.4
Screwed
Screwed
1998 • as Tsube
★ 4.9
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
2011 • as Kenichi Kido
★ 7.3
SORANO
SORANO
2005
Kubi
Kubi
2023 • as Kuroda Kanbei
★ 6.9
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 • as Sako
★ 6.9
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
2018 • as Kingo Habuta
★ 6.9
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005 • as Mizui
★ 7.4
Distance
Distance
2001 • as Sakata
★ 6.6
Fly with the Gold
Fly with the Gold
2012 • as Kitagawa
★ 6.0
Harmonium
Harmonium
2016 • as Sotaro Yasaka
★ 6.5
Café Lumière
Café Lumière
2004 • as Hajime Takeuchi
★ 6.8
Away with Words
Away with Words
1999 • as Asano Takashi
★ 6.4
The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen
1992 • as Seiichi Shirai
★ 7.4
Tokyo Zombie
Tokyo Zombie
2005 • as Fujio
★ 5.6
Eli on Ichi
Eli on Ichi
2007 • as Self
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 • as Isawa
★ 6.0
movie
Dreaming Awake
2008
That's the Way!
That's the Way!
2011 • as Fujio Akatsuka
Dead End Run
Dead End Run
2003
★ 6.5
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010
★ 6.0
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Dumbeast
Dumbeast
2009 • as Dekogawa
★ 7.5
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 • as Self
★ 7.1
The Buried Forest
The Buried Forest
2005 • as San-chan
★ 6.6
The Capricious Robot
The Capricious Robot
2007 • as Mr. N
★ 6.0
movie
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
The Women in the Lakes
The Women in the Lakes
2024
★ 6.1
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
★ 6.7
Helpless
Helpless
1996 • as Kenji Shiraishi
★ 6.4
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019 • as Regular customer
★ 6.8
Electric Dragon 80000V
Electric Dragon 80000V
2001 • as Dragon Eye Morrison
★ 6.8
The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo
2004 • as Mr. Kinoshita
★ 7.0
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018 • as Hanro Chayama
★ 5.8
Ravens
Ravens
2025 • as Masahisa Fukase
★ 7.0
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
2015 • as Kujira
★ 5.9
Vengeance Can Wait
Vengeance Can Wait
2010 • as Hidenori Yamane
★ 5.8
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018 • as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
★ 4.2
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fuji_jukai.mov
2016 • as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
★ 4.5
Fried Dragon Fish
Fried Dragon Fish
1993 • as Natsuro
★ 6.4
movie
Tori
2004
★ 10.0
Kaza-hana
Kaza-hana
2001 • as Renji Sawashiro
★ 5.6
Falling into the Evening
Falling into the Evening
1998
★ 7.0
Snow Prince
Snow Prince
2009
★ 5.9
movie
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
★ 4.0
Invisible Waves
Invisible Waves
2006 • as Kyoji
★ 5.9
Children Who Won’t Die
Children Who Won’t Die
2013 • as Narrator (voice)
Ah-So Graham Norton
Ah-So Graham Norton
2001 • as Self
★ 7.0
Document Love & Pop
Document Love & Pop
1998
★ 7.0
Pseudo Idealist
Pseudo Idealist
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993 • as Koichi Sunagami
★ 9.0
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
1990 • as Ushi
★ 4.3
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013 • as Self
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018 • as Christ
★ 2.0
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014 • as The Criminal
★ 6.3
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
1996 • as Hisoka
★ 10.0
Portrait of the Wind
Portrait of the Wind
2005
★ 7.0
119
119
1994 • as Satoshi Matsushita
★ 6.3
Eatrip
Eatrip
2009
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wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
1996 • as Man
★ 6.4
Moonlight Mask
Moonlight Mask
2011 • as Taro Okamoto
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan
2020
Woman of Water
Woman of Water
2002 • as Yusaku Miyazawa
★ 6.2
Waiting for the Flood
Waiting for the Flood
1991 • as Sadahito Iwata
★ 10.0
Iden & Tity
Iden & Tity
2003
★ 8.5
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003 • as Himself
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
2013 • as Self
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 • as Self
★ 8.5
Kanasando
Kanasando
2024
★ 7.0
A Flawless Concierge
A Flawless Concierge
2011 • as The Artist
★ 5.0
Mugonkan
Mugonkan
2022 • as Kuboshima Seiichiro
An Interview with Alien Sun
An Interview with Alien Sun
2013 • as Self
Motorola
Motorola
1998
★ 4.8
R246 STORY
R246 STORY
2008
Focus
Focus
1996 • as Kanemura
★ 5.8
Wolf's Calling
Wolf's Calling
2019 • as Samurai
★ 6.6
movie
Story of Four Sisters
1995
★ 8.0
movie
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
1999 • as Taizo Ichinose
★ 7.0
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
2004 • as (voice)
Typhoon Shelter
Typhoon Shelter
1998
Soul Dancing
Soul Dancing
2004
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
Cross the Lens
Cross the Lens
2006 • as Self
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano
2013 • as Self